Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314) and index.
Contents:
The Early Years : 1871-1901 -- London and the Labor Movement -- Prelude to Victory : The Elections of 1910 and 1912 -- Victory in 1914 -- Preparing for Congress : Issues of War and Peace -- The Sixty-Fourth Congress : The Specter of War -- The Sixty-Fourth Congress : In Pursuit of Constructive Reform -- The Sixty-Fifth Congress : War Declared -- The Sixty-Fifth Congress : Champion of Civil Liberties -- The Elections of 1918 and 1920 -- The Sixty-Seventh Congress : Opposition to Postwar Conservatism -- Meyer London : The Final Years -- Epilogue: Failure of a Dream.
Summary:
"Meyer London (1871-1926), a Russian Jewish immigrant, settled in New York's Lower East Side in 1891. He became a lawyer, labor activist, founding member of the Socialist Party of America, and a three term Congressman. His death in 1926 caused shock waves among his fellow Lower East Siders for whom London had become a folk hero"--Provided by publisher.
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