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The Great Strike
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Author : Ezra Hervey Heywood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878
The Great Strike written by Ezra Hervey Heywood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with Strikes and lockouts categories.
The Great Strike Of 1877
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Author : Eric Leif Davin
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-06-12
The Great Strike Of 1877 written by Eric Leif Davin and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-12 with History categories.
The Great Strike of 1877 was the largest labor upheaval on Earth for the entire century between the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the beginning of the Great War in 1914. For two weeks America burned. This is that story.
The Last Great Strike
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Author : Ahmed White
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2016
The Last Great Strike written by Ahmed White and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as “Little Steel.” The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. For two months a grinding struggle unfolded, punctuated by bloody clashes in which police, company agents, and National Guardsmen ruthlessly beat and shot unionists. At least sixteen died and hundreds more were injured before the strike ended in failure. The violence and brutality of the Little Steel Strike became legendary. In many ways it was the last great strike in modern America. Traditionally the Little Steel Strike has been understood as a modest setback for steel workers, one that actually confirmed the potency of New Deal reforms and did little to impede the progress of the labor movement. However, The Last Great Strike tells a different story about the conflict and its significance for unions and labor rights. More than any other strike, it laid bare the contradictions of the industrial labor movement, the resilience of corporate power, and the limits of New Deal liberalism at a crucial time in American history.
Streets Railroads And The Great Strike Of 1877
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Author : David O. Stowell
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1999-06
Streets Railroads And The Great Strike Of 1877 written by David O. Stowell and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06 with History categories.
For one week in late July of 1877, America shook with anger and fear as a variety of urban residents, mostly working class, attacked railroad property in dozens of towns and cities. The Great Strike of 1877 was one of the largest and most violent urban uprisings in American history. Whereas most historians treat the event solely as a massive labor strike that targeted the railroads, David O. Stowell examines America's predicament more broadly to uncover the roots of this rebellion. He studies the urban origins of the Strike in three upstate New York cities—Buffalo, Albany, and Syracuse. He finds that locomotives rumbled through crowded urban spaces, sending panicked horses and their wagons careening through streets. Hundreds of people were killed and injured with appalling regularity. The trains also disrupted street traffic and obstructed certain forms of commerce. For these reasons, Stowell argues, The Great Strike was not simply an uprising fueled by disgruntled workers. Rather, it was a grave reflection of one of the most direct and damaging ways many people experienced the Industrial Revolution. "Through meticulously crafted case studies . . . the author advances the thesis that the strike had urban roots, that in substantial part it represented a community uprising. . . .A particular strength of the book is Stowell's description of the horrendous accidents, the toll in human life, and the continual disruption of craft, business, and ordinary movement engendered by building railroads into the heart of cities."—Charles N. Glaab, American Historical Review
The Great Strikes Of 1877
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Author : David O. Stowell
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2024-02-12
The Great Strikes Of 1877 written by David O. Stowell and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-12 with Transportation categories.
A spectacular example of collective protest, the Great Strike of 1877--actually a sequence of related actions--was America's first national strike and the first major strike against the railroad industry. In some places, non-railroad workers also abandoned city businesses, creating one of the nation's first general strikes. Mobilizing hundreds of thousands of workers, the Great Strikes of 1877 transformed the nation's political landscape, shifting the primary political focus from Reconstruction to labor, capital, and the changing role of the state. Probing essays by distinguished historians explore the social, political, regional, and ethnic landscape of the Great Strikes of 1877: long-term effects on state militias and national guard units; ethnic and class characterization of strikers; pictorial representations of poor laborers in the press; organizational strategies employed by railroad workers; participation by blacks; violence against Chinese immigrants; and the developing tension between capitalism and racial equality in the United States. Contributors: Joshua Brown, Steven J. Hoffman, Michael Kazin, David Miller, Richard Schneirov, David O. Stowell, and Shelton Stromquist.
The Great Strikes Of 1877
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Author : David Omar Stowell
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2008
The Great Strikes Of 1877 written by David Omar Stowell and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Grève des cheminots, États-Unis, 1877 categories.
New perspectives on a pivotal moment in U.S. history
The Great Southwest Railroad Strike And Free Labor
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Author : Theresa Ann Case
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2010
The Great Southwest Railroad Strike And Free Labor written by Theresa Ann Case and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Railroads categories.
The Great Strike
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Author : Jean Lindsay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Great Strike written by Jean Lindsay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Business & Economics categories.
The Great Strike On The Q
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Author : Hall John A
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-23
The Great Strike On The Q written by Hall John A and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-23 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Streets Railroads And The Great Strike Of 1877
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Author : David O. Stowell
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1999-06-15
Streets Railroads And The Great Strike Of 1877 written by David O. Stowell and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-15 with Business & Economics categories.
For one week in late July of 1877, America shook with anger and fear as a variety of urban residents, mostly working class, attacked railroad property in dozens of towns and cities. The Great Strike of 1877 was one of the largest and most violent urban uprisings in American history. Whereas most historians treat the event solely as a massive labor strike that targeted the railroads, David O. Stowell examines America's predicament more broadly to uncover the roots of this rebellion. He studies the urban origins of the Strike in three upstate New York cities—Buffalo, Albany, and Syracuse. He finds that locomotives rumbled through crowded urban spaces, sending panicked horses and their wagons careening through streets. Hundreds of people were killed and injured with appalling regularity. The trains also disrupted street traffic and obstructed certain forms of commerce. For these reasons, Stowell argues, The Great Strike was not simply an uprising fueled by disgruntled workers. Rather, it was a grave reflection of one of the most direct and damaging ways many people experienced the Industrial Revolution. "Through meticulously crafted case studies . . . the author advances the thesis that the strike had urban roots, that in substantial part it represented a community uprising. . . .A particular strength of the book is Stowell's description of the horrendous accidents, the toll in human life, and the continual disruption of craft, business, and ordinary movement engendered by building railroads into the heart of cities."—Charles N. Glaab, American Historical Review