Showcases a broad spectrum of working experiences in Florida. This book focuses on gender, race, ethnicity, migration, and social networks. It analyses labor activism, re-contextualize Indian tribute and slavery within the context of labor history, and examines major themes in labor and working-class history over several centuries.

The essays in "Florida's Working-Class Past "pay special attention to gender, race, ethnicity, migration, and social networks. Under the guidance of editors Robert Cassanello and Melanie Shell-Weiss, the contributors offer fresh analyses of labor activism, re-contextualize Indian tribute and slavery within the context of labor history, and examine major themes in labor and working-class history in one place over several centuries.