Steve Nelson, American Radical
- ISBN-10
- 0822971526
- ISBN-13
- 9780822971528
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 454
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Pre
- Authors
- Rob Ruck, James R. Barrett, Steve Nelson
Description
An oral history about the life of Steve Nelson, the immigrant teenage son of a Croatian miller, and later an American Communist Party organizer. Follows Nelson's varied career, and his rise in the ranks of the Party. Tells the inside story of the workings of the Party, from a small group of Detroit autoworkers to the Party leaders in New York.
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