Murder in the Garment District The Grip of Organized Crime and the Decline of Labor in the United States |
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| Author:
| Witwer, David
Rios, Catherine |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62097-463-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2020 |
| Publisher: | New Press, The
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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In 1949, in New York City's crowded Garment District, a union organizer named William Lurye was stabbed to death by a mob assassin. Through the lens of this murder case, prize-winning authors David Witwer and Catherine Rios explore American labor history at its critical turning point, drawing on FBI case files and the private papers of investigativ
In 1949, in New York City's crowded Garment District, a union organizer named William Lurye was stabbed to death by a mob assassin. Through the lens of this murder case, prize-winning authors David Witwer and Catherine Rios explore American labor history at its critical turning point, drawing on FBI case files and the private papers of investigativ