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Available
Pages
xvi; 398
Collection
Publication
New York : Monad Press, [1974, c1936]
Description
"Brings to life the great labor conflicts of American history, from the railroad strikes of 1877 to the San Francisco general strike of 1934" -- Howard Zinn, author, A People's History of the United States.
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LibraryThing member tacomawhite
Excellent history of the labor movement and how the worker has been sold out by their employers with the backing of the government through the violent use of police/militia/military. Yellen digs deep into many sources to show the concerted effort of the press, local governments, state militia, and
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the federal military at breaking the stricking workers who are trying to get out from under a master/slave like bondage by trying to get labor unions recognized as the workers legal representives. You'll not read this history in your classroom history books. Show Less
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Physical description
xvi, 398 p.; 21 cm
ISBN
0913460338 / 9780913460337
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