I dreamed I read a biography of Joe Hill last night. Actually I did, but really most of Joe's short life is a mystery and the book focuses primarily on his arrest for murder in Salt Lake City, the evidence (some of it new) which proves he didn't do it, and the miscarriage of justice that ultimately resulted in his execution, despite pleas from everyone including President Wilson. The middle part of the book, which focuses on the rise of the IWW and the various freedom of speech actions in Fresno, etc., was the best. It was amazing how the IWW could rally thousands of people to support such actions. The saddest part is how after Joe's death the coming of WW I resulted in a crackdown on the IWW as anti-American. It was an interesting book and I learned some interesting labor history.