Excerpt from John L. Lewis: Leader of Labor Without the generous and able cooperation given the author by all those asked and the many volunteers who assisted, this biography would have been an impossible task. Acknowledgement is gratefully made: For the long hours given the author by John L. Lewis, in the midst of his vitiating activities as head of the C.I.O., which made possible the understanding of the man beneath the "leader of labor." For the literary impetus supplied by Aaron de Haas, aid that only such fortunate recipients as I can appreciate, and for his help specifically on the index of this book. For the cooperation of Kathryn Lewis, A. D. Lewis and Ellis Searles in making available material otherwise inaccessible. For the unflagging research of Mary Lawrence, Pearl Boris, Oscar Anderson, Jr., and Edward Talbot, all of whom labored with an untiring devotion impossible of repayment. For the prophecy of Mr. Lewi's future by Heywood Broun. To all those too numerous to enumerate herein, who by advice and information helped fill the gaps in the record. And last, but not least, the helpful suggestions of Betty and her calm re-arrangement of household schedules to meet the exigencies of the chaos created by this work in its progress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.