George James Saul "The making of a rebel in America : an unfinished autobiography". Draft, 1969.

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George James Saul "The making of a rebel in America : an unfinished autobiography". Draft, 1969.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63890956

The bulk of the autobiography concerns Saul's life prior to his becoming involved with the union movement. The aspects of Saul's life discussed include his childhood in Colorado, his experiences in the army during World War I, and his years as a college student in Denver during the 1920's. The latter part of the manuscript cursorily covers Saul's union activities, including his participation in the Colorado Fuel and Iron and Gastonia strikes. Also included in the latter part is a brief discussion of the formation of the UAW in Detroit. The manuscript also briefly covers the impact of the Sacco and Vanzetti case on the development of Saul's radicalism; the need to organize black workers, particularly in the South; the author's reasons for leaving the union movement; and his reasons for defecting to Trotskyism. Consists of a single draft of an uncompleted autobiography.

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Cornell University Library

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