Shadow of the Racketeer by David Witwer

Shadow of the Racketeer by David Witwer

A detailed account of labor corruption in the 1930s and the zealous journalist who railed against it

Winner of Labor History's Prize for the best book on labor history, 2010

"An engaging and illuminating work on a crucial episode in the development of the image of organized labor in the U.S."--EH.Net

"Through creative use of FBI and court records, Witwer carefully peels open the intricate layers of several high profile labor scandals that Westbrook Pegler exposed in the World War II era, exploring how organized crime came to control two important unions. Well conceived and judiciously argued."--Elizabeth Fones-Wolf, author of Waves of Opposition: Labor and the Struggle for Democratic Radio "David Witwer is a remarkably energetic and insightful historian, and his study of Westbrook Pegler and the role he played in the construction of a New Deal era discourse of corruption and racketeering within the house of labor is an extremely provocative and path-breaking book."--Nelson Lichtenstein, author of State of the Union: A Century of American Labor

David Witwer is a professor of American studies at Penn State Harrisburg and author of Corruption and Reform in the Teamster’s Union.

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ISBN 13	9780252034176
ISBN 10	0252034171
Title	Shadow of the Racketeer
Author	David Witwer
Series	Working Class In American History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Illinois Press
Year published	2009-04-01
Number of pages	336
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