| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 16
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Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 16.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-253) and index. |
| Contents |
Houston's working class and the origins of organized labor in the Bayou City -- How it all began : Houston, labor, oil, and working at Mr. Hughes's place -- Labor at Hughes Tool, 1929-1934 : hard times, Jim Crow, unions, and Uncle Sam -- Industrial democracy comes to the monarchy of Hughes street : the Wagner Act, the CIO, and Hughes Tool, 1935-1940 -- Jim Crow wearing steel-toed shoes and safety glasses : Hughes Tool's race-based unionism, 1940-1943 -- The battle for union security and civil rights : labor's war at Hughes Tool, 1943-1946 -- The Independent Metal Workers Union era, 1946-1961 -- No gold watch for Jim Crow's retirement. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hughes Tool Company.
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Hughes Tool Company. |
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Hughes Tool Company. |
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Labor unions -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor unions. |
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Texas. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Labor movement -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor movement. |
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African Americans -- Employment.
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African Americans -- Employment. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Botson, Michael R., 1951- Labor, civil rights, and the Hughes Tool Company. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2005 1585444383 (DLC) 2005000862 (OCoLC)62247836 |
| ISBN |
9781603446143 (electronic book) |
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1603446141 (electronic book) |
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1585444383 |
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9781585444380 |
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