A Hard Man to Beat: The Story of Bill White: Labour Leader, Historian, Shipyard Worker, Raconteur

by Howard White

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Bill White (1905-2001) was an itinerant ranch hand and trapper, a member of the RCMP and an Arctic traveller, but he was best known for his work as the head of the Vancouver Labour Council and president of the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Union, the largest local union in Canada in his time. It was a position he held for eleven straight years during WWII, the heyday of the West Coast shipbuilding industry. Known as Bareknuckle Bill, White was fierce...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1550175513

ISBN13:9781550175516

Release Date:October 2011

Publisher:Harbour Publishing

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Americas Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Business Canada Canadian Historical Leaders & Notable People Political Professionals & Academics Regional Canada

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A Hard Man to Beat: The Story of Bill White: Labour Leader, Historian, Shipyard Worker, Raconteur

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