American Vanguard: The United Auto Workers during the Reuther Years, 1935–1970
Author: John Barnard
This book is the first and only history of the union available for both general and academic audiences. In this thorough and engaging narrative, John Barnard records the controversial issues tackled by the UAW and lends them immediacy through details about the workers and their environments, the leaders and the challenges that they faced outside and inside the organization, and the vision that guided many of these activists.
Published by Wayne State University Press.
608 pages