The Fragile Bridge: Paterson Silk Strike, 1913 - Softcover

"Golin has provided us with a pioneering work that demands a fundamental reinterpretation of the Paterson strike, one that finally accords the workers themselves the historical recognition that their extraordinary effort so richly deserves." -Labor History "Golin offers a major reinterpretation of the Paterson strike as a turning point in the history of American radical culture.... More than other labor historians, Golin approaches his subject from a cultural and intellectual perspective." -The Journal of American History "The book ranks with the finest products of the new labor history.... A significant contribution to debates over the role of ethnicity, gender, and skill in American labor history, it also enhances our understanding of American intellectual life in the early twentieth century." -Journal of Economic History

A full-length study of the creative collaboration between workers and activists in the 1913 Paterson silk strike