This biography details the life of Swedish-American labor folk hero, songwriter and eventual martyr Joe Hill. Hill was immortalized by his last words to "Big" Bill Haywood: "Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize!"
Another biographical piece on John Reed. Lehman is more inclined toward analyzing Reed's writing than his life, which may be useful to developing nonfiction writers who are searching for their own "voice".
Tony Mazzocchi was an Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union leader, who went to bat for workers in order to address exposure of working Americans to toxic chemicals as well as nuclear radiation. His legacy lies in the lasting ties between environmentalists and labor activists.
This biography details the life of writer, journalist, revolutionary and Portland, Oregon native John Reed. Reed is perhaps one of America's all-time great nonfiction writers despite his modern obscurity.
Agitprop: The Life of an American Working-Class Radical is the Autobiography of Eugene V. Dennett, born to a family of Massachusetts working-class socialists and named after Socialist Party of America presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs. Dennett details his experiences as a maritime and steelworker in Washington State and as an activist in the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (now the joint AFL-CIO).
In his autobiography, "Big" Bill Haywood explores his life as a founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World as well as the executive committee of the Socialist Party of America. Notable experiences included in this autobiography are Bill's childhood in Utah and his experiences as a miner, homesteader and cowboy as well as recountings of battles with the law, court trials and imprisonment.
The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor by 
Cesar Chavez by 
The Rebel Girl; an Autobiography, My First Life (1906-1926) by 
