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History Post-confederation (1867-)

Where the Fraser River Flows

The Industrial Workers of the World in British Columbia

by (author) Mark Leier

Publisher
New Star Books
Initial publish date
Jan 1990
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780921586012
    Publish Date
    Jan 1990
    List Price
    $15.00

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Born in Ladner, BC, Mark Leier worked at several jobs, including dishwasher, bridge tender, printer, construction labourer, truck driver, cook, and busker before going to university. He received his PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland and is currently in the History Department at Simon Fraser University. In addition to Rebel Life, he is the author of Bakunin: The Creative Passion (1996); Red Flags and Red Tape: The Making of a Labour Bureaucracy (1995); Where the Fraser River Flows: The IWW in BC (1990); and with M.C. Warrior, The Light at the End of the Tunnel: A History of the Tunnel and Rockworkers Union (1992). A regular media commentator on labour, left, and Canadian history, his work has appeared in daily newspapers as well as academic journals.

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