Divided Loyalties

Craig Phelan is Assistant Professor of History at King's College. He is the author of William Green: Biography of a Labor Leader, also published by SUNY Press.

• Preface 1. The Emergence of a Labor Leader, 1870-1898 2. The Boy President, 1899 3. The Anthracite Strike of 1900 4. Mitchell Enters the National Scene, 1901 5. The Great Strike of 1902 6. On the Witness Stand 7. A Year of Reckoning, 1904 8. Shattered Dreams of Cooperation, 1905-1906 9. Years of Personal Crisis, 1907-1908 10. Decline and Death, 1908-1919 Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

"(A) very welcome and impressive biography of John Mitchell. If Mitchell was in danger of becoming one of the forgotten leaders of American labor history, this book will rescue him....This clear and readable book....casts light on Mitchell's private life too, using a wide range of archival material with deft skill. It deserves, and will surely achieve, a wide and enthusiastic readership." — Journal of American History"This is the first comprehensive biography of John Mitchell to be written by a historian. The author has provided an exemplary picture of Mitchell's assiduous efforts to run the United Mine Workers of America effectively and in accordance with his emphasis on a non-syndicalist style of unionism." — Robert Asher, University of Connecticut"Phelan paints a balanced portrait of a complex person. The narrative flows nicely, and the author writes with skill and force." — Joe Gowaskie, Rider College