{"id":146103,"date":"2023-08-31T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=146103"},"modified":"2023-07-19T16:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T20:37:28","slug":"celebrating-labor-day-a-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=146103","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Labor Day: A Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday is Labor Day<\/a>, holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America\u2019s strength, prosperity, and well-being. While the library will not be open on Labor Day, we did put together a list of books for all ages that celebrate the spirit and legacy of Labor Day. <\/p>\n

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Goddess of Anarchy : the Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical by Jones, Jacqueline<\/span><\/div>\"Goddess<\/a>

Goddess of Anarchy : the Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical by Jones, Jacqueline<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

American Midnight : the Great War, A VIolent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis by Hochschild, Adam<\/span><\/div>\"American<\/a>

American Midnight : the Great War, A VIolent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis by Hochschild, Adam<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Sweatshop Reform In American History by Lieurance, Suzanne<\/span><\/div>\"The<\/a>

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Sweatshop Reform In American History by Lieurance, Suzanne<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Flesh & Blood So Cheap : the Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Marrin, Albert<\/span><\/div>\"Flesh<\/a>

Flesh & Blood So Cheap : the Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Marrin, Albert<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

$2. 00 A Day : Living On Almost Nothing In America by Edin, Kathryn<\/span><\/div>\"$2.<\/a>

$2. 00 A Day : Living On Almost Nothing In America by Edin, Kathryn<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Fair Pay : How to Get A Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses by Buckmaster, David<\/span><\/div>\"Fair<\/a>

Fair Pay : How to Get A Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses by Buckmaster, David<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

The Betrayal of Work : How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans and Their Families by Shulman, Beth<\/span><\/div>\"The<\/a>

The Betrayal of Work : How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans and Their Families by Shulman, Beth<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

A History of America In Ten Strikes by Loomis, Erik<\/span><\/div>\"A<\/a>

A History of America In Ten Strikes by Loomis, Erik<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

In A Day's Work : the Fight to End Sexual VIolence Against America's Most Vulnerable Workers by Yeung, Bernice<\/span><\/div>\"In<\/a>

In A Day's Work : the Fight to End Sexual VIolence Against America's Most Vulnerable Workers by Yeung, Bernice<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

The Radium Girls : the Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Moore, Kate<\/span><\/div>\"The<\/a>

The Radium Girls : the Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Moore, Kate<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

A Collective Bargain : Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy by McAlevey, Jane<\/span><\/div>\"A<\/a>

A Collective Bargain : Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy by McAlevey, Jane<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Deadly Times : the 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times and America's Forgotten Decade of Terror by Irwin, Lew<\/span><\/div>\"Deadly<\/a>

Deadly Times : the 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times and America's Forgotten Decade of Terror by Irwin, Lew<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Your Rights In the Workplace by Repa, Barbara Kate<\/span><\/div>\"Your<\/a>

Your Rights In the Workplace by Repa, Barbara Kate<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

The Employee Rights Handbook : Effective Legal Strategies to Protect Your Job, From Interview to Pink Slip by Sack, Steven Mitchell<\/span><\/div>\"The<\/a>

The Employee Rights Handbook : Effective Legal Strategies to Protect Your Job, From Interview to Pink Slip by Sack, Steven Mitchell<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Supreme Inequality : the Supreme Court's Fifty-Year Battle for A More Unjust America by Cohen, Adam<\/span><\/div>\"Supreme<\/a>

Supreme Inequality : the Supreme Court's Fifty-Year Battle for A More Unjust America by Cohen, Adam<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Harvesting Hope : the Story of Cesar Chavez by Krull, Kathleen<\/span><\/div>\"Harvesting<\/a>

Harvesting Hope : the Story of Cesar Chavez by Krull, Kathleen<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Brave Girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Markel, Michelle<\/span><\/div>\"Brave<\/a>

Brave Girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Markel, Michelle<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Fire! : the Beginning of the Labor Movement by Goldin, Barbara Diamond<\/span><\/div>\"Fire!<\/a>

Fire! : the Beginning of the Labor Movement by Goldin, Barbara Diamond<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Labor Day by Koestler-Grack, Rachel A<\/span><\/div>\"Labor<\/a>

Labor Day by Koestler-Grack, Rachel A<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop : the Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Duncan, Alice Faye<\/span><\/div>\"Memphis,<\/a>

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop : the Sanitation Strike of 1968 by Duncan, Alice Faye<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Economic Inequality : the American Dream Under Siege by Frazer, Coral Celeste<\/span><\/div>\"Economic<\/a>

Economic Inequality : the American Dream Under Siege by Frazer, Coral Celeste<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Know Your Rights : and Claim Them. by Parker, Nicky<\/span><\/div>\"Know<\/a>

Know Your Rights : and Claim Them. by Parker, Nicky<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n