Barons of Labor

Michael Kazin is a professor in the Department of History at Georgetown University and the coeditor of Dissent. His books include War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918 and American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation.

• Acknowledgments xiAbbreviations xiiiIntroduction 3I The Rise to Power 1 "Where Unionism Holds Undisputed Sway": San Francisco in the Progressive Era 132 Ascent to Isolation, 1896-1902 36II The Use of Power3 Leaders 674 The Closed-Shop  Empire: From Job Site to Labor Temple 825 Social Conflict and the Earthquake, 1903-1907 1136 Reform, Utopia, and Racism: The Politics of California Craftsmen 1457 The Misgoverning of San Francisco, 1908-1911 177II The Loss of Power8 Perils of Compromise in the Exposition City, 1912-1915 2179 Dynamics of Defeat, 1916-1921 23410 The Building Trades in an Open-Shop City 270Conclusion 277Appendixes 293Index 307

Winner of an Honorable Mention from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Association and a 1989 Western Heritage Award for Significant Scholarly Research and selected for the 1990 ALA "Best Bibliographies in History" list.— the Professional and Scholarly Publishing AssociationWinner of an Honorable Mention from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Association and a 1989 Western Heritage Award for Significant Scholarly Research and selected for the 1990 ALA "Best Bibliographies in History" list.— a 1989 Western Heritage Award for Significant Scholarly ResearchWinner of an Honorable Mention from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Association and a 1989 Western Heritage Award for Significant Scholarly Research and selected for the 1990 ALA "Best Bibliographies in History" list.— 1990 ALA "Best Bibliographies in History" list