Labor Day longread: The Silverton strike of 1939

The rise and fall of organized labor in the San Juan mining camps

For Labor Day weekend I figured I’d run this historical piece about the rise and fall of organized labor in the mining town of Silverton, Colorado. It’s excerpted and adapted from my book, River of Lost Souls. I hope you enjoy it and have a good weekend. We’ll return to regular programming next week.

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