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kermittuesday's review against another edition
2.0
This book had interesting subject matter, but it was very poorly written.
amisner's review against another edition
3.0
2/3rds of this book were quite enjoyable and illustrated two labor disputes that I had never heard of before.
To be fair, it's not necessarily that the final strike discussed wasn't well researched or that the author does not write well about the topic. The issue I found was with the strike, and those involved with it. Unlike the other two, there was no consistency and no fighting spirit as with the others. The author even starts by bringing up the strike efforts of a related field before detailing musicians efforts, and the first group was far more dedicated to their fight.
In any case, Zinn hits all the right notes when discussing the mining strike and it's terrible outcomes. And having the presence of the shopgirls strike and their overwhelming success really makes this book shine, though using their image as the cover misleads the reader into thinking you'll read three strikes worth of success, rather than just one.
To be fair, it's not necessarily that the final strike discussed wasn't well researched or that the author does not write well about the topic. The issue I found was with the strike, and those involved with it. Unlike the other two, there was no consistency and no fighting spirit as with the others. The author even starts by bringing up the strike efforts of a related field before detailing musicians efforts, and the first group was far more dedicated to their fight.
In any case, Zinn hits all the right notes when discussing the mining strike and it's terrible outcomes. And having the presence of the shopgirls strike and their overwhelming success really makes this book shine, though using their image as the cover misleads the reader into thinking you'll read three strikes worth of success, rather than just one.
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