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The Nine days
Book • 1920
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J. Cook's 'The Nine Days' gives a vivid, insider account of the 1926 General Strike from the perspective of the Miners' Federation, detailing the lead‑up, the strike itself, and the aftermath in impassioned unionist terms.
Cook, who was the miners' secretary, writes with the perspective of a committed labour activist, offering both narrative and polemic about perceived betrayals and the struggle for miners' rights.
The book emphasizes rank‑and‑file solidarity, the emotional intensity of the dispute, and critiques of union and political leadership decisions.
It has been used by historians as a primary source for understanding miners' motivations and the internal tensions within the labour movement.
While partisan, it remains a key contemporaneous document for studying the strike's social and political dynamics.
J. Cook's 'The Nine Days' gives a vivid, insider account of the 1926 General Strike from the perspective of the Miners' Federation, detailing the lead‑up, the strike itself, and the aftermath in impassioned unionist terms.
Cook, who was the miners' secretary, writes with the perspective of a committed labour activist, offering both narrative and polemic about perceived betrayals and the struggle for miners' rights.
The book emphasizes rank‑and‑file solidarity, the emotional intensity of the dispute, and critiques of union and political leadership decisions.
It has been used by historians as a primary source for understanding miners' motivations and the internal tensions within the labour movement.
While partisan, it remains a key contemporaneous document for studying the strike's social and political dynamics.
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The General Strike – The Revolution That Wasn’t
