Excerpt from The Boycott in American Trade Unions This monograph had its origin in an investigation carried on by the author while a member of the economic seminary of the Johns Hopkins University. The chief sources of in formation have been the trade-union publications contained in the University library. Documentary study, however, has been supplemented by personal interviews with trade union Officials and with employers. The author wishes to express his appreciation of the help ful criticism received from Professor J. H. Hollander and Professor G. E. Barnett. 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.