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WCL E01: T-Bone Slim – the laureate of the logging camps

WCL E01: T-Bone Slim – the laureate of the logging camps

FromWorking Class History


WCL E01: T-Bone Slim – the laureate of the logging camps

FromWorking Class History

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Oct 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Repost to WCH of the first episode of the Working Class Literature podcast, about the life and work of radical hobo author T-Bone Slim. A prolific columnist for the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union in the United States, he was also a poet and songwriter as well as a barge captain working on the New York waterfront. In this episode WCL speak to Dr Owen Clayton from the University of Lincoln and Slim’s great-grandnephew, John Westmoreland. More info, photos and full show notes here: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/09/04/wcl-e01-t-bone-slim-the-laureate-of-the-logging-camps/
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Released:
Oct 14, 2019
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