Ed Wright John K (3 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. ex-library.

Soft Cover. First. First ediiton. Largw octavo in printed stiff wrappers; 502 pps. with index. Collectio of essays on several broad fields of inquiry covering social, economic and governmental conditions and activities in New England during the depths of the Great Depression. Each of the contributors was invited to discuss contempory movements and issues that seemed to him to be of the first importance and the resulting collection includes essays on governmental control of utilities, fisheries, social service in Boston, regional and city planning in New England, geography, forests, food supply, agriculture and others. A tight copy, lightly sunned at the spine amd with a short split to the front fold at the base of the spine.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Clean, bright pages. Wrappers have slight handling wear, and there is minor soiling to the edges of pages (visible only when closed). Contents: Franklin, Black Southerners, shared experience, and place: a reflection. Ford, Inventing the concurrent majority: Madison, Calhoun, and the problem of majoritarianism in American political thought. Holmes, The Southern Farmers' Alliance and the jute cartel. Wright, The aftermath of the General Textile Strike: managers and the workplace at Burlington Mills. Book reviews, historical news and notices. 9.25" tall; 199 pages. …