Undoubtedly the most popular book in American labor history, the I.W.W.'s Little Red Song Book has been a staple item on picket lines and at other workers' gatherings for generations, and has gone through numerous editions. As a result of I.W.W. efforts to keep up with the times, however, recent versions of the songbook have omitted most of the old-time favorites. The steadily mounting interest in Wobbly history warrants this facsimile edition from the union's Golden Age. Ninety years ago these songs were sung with gusto in Wobbly halls, and they're still fun to sing today!
Author Biography
The Industrial Workers of the World is an international industrial union that was formed in 1905. The IWW promotes the concept of "One Big Union," and contends that all workers should be united as a social class and that capitalism and wage labor should be abolished. They are based in Chicago.
