Mother Jones, the Miners' Angel

[Dale Fetherling's] "tribute to the in­domitable old Irish biddy, who never weighed more than 100 pounds, is thor­oughly documented, eloquent and mov­ing."--Jack Conroy, ChicagoSun-Times

"This book tells all that can be found out about the old woman whom hundreds of thousands of miners called mother and a district attorney called 'the most dan­gerous woman in America.'"--Fred Thompson, Industrial Worker

"Dale Fetherling... has written a schol­arly portrait which is also a labor of love, ... In this first attempt ever to 'distill her legacy, ' he concludes that 'she may have been the most spectacular woman the country has produced, and she was certainly the most loved and dramatic female in the nation's labor movement.'"--History

"A human portrait in historical perspec­tive emerges from these pages, as fine a story as anyone who lived an active life for a century could claim, and it is high­ly recommended to all readers of bi­ography, labor history, and Illinois history."--John H. Keister, Pennsylvania History.

Dale Fetherling is a working journalist, formerly with the Minneapolis Tribune and presently with the Los Angeles Times. He received his B.A. degree from West Virginia University and his M.S. degree from Northwestern University. A native of West Virginia, where Mother Jones remains an active legend, he became curi­ous, intrigued, and finally immersed in the life of this extraordinary woman.