. >> william adler recounts the life of labor activist joe hill. next on booktv. joe hill was a member of the industrial workers of the world and he was over his outspoken politics and the many songs he wrote and performed championing workers rights. mr. adler examines joe hill's political life and his death by firing squad in utah for the murder of a salt lake city grocer, a crime the author contends joe hill did not commit. this is a little under an hour. >> welcome everyone. good afternoon. thank you for coming out on this beautiful saturday and joining us. a.q., c-span, who is recording us today, this wonderful event we have at book passage with william adler. i am your host and as always i like to begin by thanking all of you for supporting your local independent bookstore. [applause] >> today i'm very pleased to be introducing our very talented author, william adler. author of the land of opportunity and trent will. his work has also been published in a variety of periodicals including "esquire," "rolling stone," and the "mother jones." in addition to our fa