Working Lives: An Oral History of Rhode Island Labor

Working Lives details a cross section of Rhode Island’s labor history from 1890 to the present. Unusual insight is provided through a collection of oral interviews of individuals who actually make up this history. The quality of work, life and social attitudes of the times are revealed through their eyes and in their own words. The book probes the lives of the interviewees and places their activities in the context of the wide social changes that have occurred in Rhode Island.