Barons of Labor
The San Francisco Building Trades and Union Power in the Progressive Era
Awards and Recognition:
Winner of the Herbert G. Gutman Award
"Kazin's book is about far more than the construction industry: it also illuminates the social and political history of San Francisco. . . . Gracefully written and adorned with evocative portraits of local political and labor leaders, Barons of Labor is absorbing reading as well as a fine piece of history."
-- The Nation
"A bold and pioneering work that revises our understanding of skilled craftsmen and the politics of class in the Progressive Era."
-- Journal of American History
"Barons of Labor, is superb work, carefully researched and written with clarity, vitality, and wit, a pleasure as well as an education to read."
-- Labor History
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