Thursday, January 26, 2012

Eugene debs: Adam Wood

<p>&lt;p&gt;Eugene Debs was born in Terra Haute, Indiana.&amp;#160; The same place as basketball superstar Larry Bird.&amp;nbsp; Born to Jean Daniel and Marguerite who were immigrants from France.&nbsp; Debs left school at age 14 and went to work as a painter in railroad yards.  He became a railroad fireman and then became involved in the trade union movement shortly after 1870. 

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