John L. Lewis: An Unauthorized Biography

Dramatically, from personal acquaintance and lewis's own files, Saul Alinsky writes here the inside story of one of the most powerful men in America. Its revelations of why Lewis broke with Roosevelt, of why he fought with AF of L to form the CIO, of the birth of the sit-down strikes, of the motives behind the war strikes, of how Lewis so often managed to stalemate the U.S. Government - these are front-page news. They are brought out with sharp insight by one of the most brilliant observers of the labor movement in the United States. Includes an Index.