Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-10-16
Books mentioned on What was the Ludlow Massacre? Chapter One: The Colorado Coal Rush
Unions and governments have always had a complicated, at-times antagonistic and violent relationship. In the first evening of this week's special two-part series, Ben, Matt and Noel explore a terrifying tale of corruption, crime and conspiracy: What was the Ludlow Massacre?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is widely regarded as a classic American novel depicting the struggles of impoverished migrants during the Great Depression.
Discussed“Shout out to Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, hugely, that's the book that really hipped me to this whole struggle and this whole structure, you know?”
Speaker What was the Ludlow Massacre? Chapter One: The Colorado Coal Rush 2024-10-16 Listen at 19:46Where to get it
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Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie is a famous autobiographical novel that chronicles the iconic folk singer's early life, struggles, and deep involvement with American labor movements during the Great Depression.
Discussed“There's a film called Bound for Glory that is about Woody Guthrie's story, the folk singer and his involvement in labor, and it shows this exact kind of Grapes of Wrath type situation where there are these, just they're these almost like camps of folks that are waiting for work, and it's just not coming.”
Speaker What was the Ludlow Massacre? Chapter One: The Colorado Coal Rush 2024-10-16 Listen at 20:10Where to get it
