Eugene V.
Debs exploded upon the national scene in 1894 as the leader of a sensational strike by his American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman Parlor Car Company--a job stoppage which paralyzed the country's transportation network for nearly two weeks.
On January 1, 1897, the polarizing public figure Debs declared his allegiance to international socialism, emerging as the most widely recognized socialist in America.
He would thereafter tour the country relentlessly, speaking to larg.
Haymarket Books The selected works of eugene v. debs vol. iii: the path to a socialist party, 1897-1904, hardcover/tim davenport
