Winnipeg 1919: the Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General StrikeThis book presents a remarkable 200- page account of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, written by the workers who organized the strike. Their day-to-day descriptioon of events was prepared for pro-labour sympathizers across Canada and to counteract the anti-strike accounts carried in the mass media. It is a particularly lively and informtaive descripton of this landmark event. |
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Prepared by the Defence Committee Winnipeg 1920 | 229 |
Excerpts from W A Pritchards Address to the Jury | 243 |
Bibliography | 285 |
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