Books on Utah Labor History

Deseret's Sons of Toil: A History of the Worker Movements of Territorial Utah, 1852-1896

By J. Kenneth Davies

Examines the development of labor unions in territorial Utah during the 19th century. Includes discussion of the development of labor philosophy within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Carbon County, USA: Miners for Democracy in Utah and the West

By Christian Wright

Drawing on a variety of primary sources, Wright provides evidence for organized labor’s continuing significance and value while effectively illuminating its mounting frustrations during a relatively recent chapter in the history of Utah and the United States.