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Author: Thomas Geoghegan

📘 Which side are you on? by Thomas Geoghegan

Thomas Geoghegan’s narrative blends his own legal career with an in‑depth chronicle of labor in the United States. From the rugged coal mines of West Virginia to the steel mills of Chicago, he chronicles the evolution of working conditions, industrial relations, and union activism that shaped the nation’s labor landscape.

First publish date: 1991

Genre: Memoir/Professional Memoir

Authors: Thomas Geoghegan

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