American city; a rank and file history of Minneapolis.0816646074 American city; a rank and file history of Minneapolis. Walker, Charles Rumford. U. of Minnesota Press 2005 278 pages $18.95 Paperback The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series F614 First published in 1937, this work by journalist and labor activist Walker describes the 1934 truckers' strike in Minneapolis, widely perceived as a favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. turning point for the American labor movement, in spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. See also: Spite the attempts at violent suppression suppression /sup·pres·sion/ (su-presh´un) 1. the act of holding back or checking. 2. sudden stoppage of a secretion, excretion, or normal discharge. 3. by business and police forces. He begins with a labor/business history of the city before recounting events that he has reconstructed re·con·struct tr.v. re·con·struct·ed, re·con·struct·ing, re·con·structs 1. To construct again; rebuild. 2. through interviews with an impressively wide range of participants, enabling him to achieve a balance in portraying the motives of the various forces, even if his sympathies lay with the strikers. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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