Tramps and Trade Union Travelers: Internal Migration and Organized Labor in Gilded Age America, 1870–1900

By Kim Moody

With the rise of groups like Democratic Socialists of America and the push to form political parties to the left of the Democrats, questions often arise about why there is not a labor or socialist party tradition in America. Prominent labor historian Kim Moody tackles this question using extensive research and presents the argument that while American history has deep radical roots but because of specific migratory patterns in the late 1800’s none of those roots were able to take hold in a lasting, institutionalized way. This book will appeal to activists, historians and students looking to better understand why the American political system is in many “exceptional” when compared to its European counterparts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Release date: Aug 13, 2019
• ISBN: 9781608467570

Kim Moody

Kim Moody was a founder of Labor Notes and author of Workers in a Lean World. He has taught at the Cornell Labor Studies Program and at Brooklyn College and is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.