On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked chapter of the past, Bread and Roses is indispensable reading.
On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked chapter of the past, Bread and Roses is indispensable reading.
Bruce Watson is an award-winning journalist whose articles have been published in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Examiner, Yankee Magazine, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003.
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Bread and RosesIntroduction
BOOK ONE
Chapter One:
For Two Hours' Pay Chapter Two: Immigrant City Chapter Three: The Battle of the Merrimack Chapter Four: Stars, Stripes, and Bayonets Chapter Five: Dynamite Chapter Six: Spinning Out of Control
BOOK TWO
Chapter Seven:
A Nation Divided Chapter Eight: The Children's Exodus Chapter Nine: Crackdown Chapter Ten: In Congress, 1912 Chapter Eleven: An American Tapestry Chapter Twelve: "The Flag of Liberty Is Here"
For Two Hours' Pay Chapter Two: Immigrant City Chapter Three: The Battle of the Merrimack Chapter Four: Stars, Stripes, and Bayonets Chapter Five: Dynamite Chapter Six: Spinning Out of Control
BOOK TWO
Chapter Seven:
A Nation Divided Chapter Eight: The Children's Exodus Chapter Nine: Crackdown Chapter Ten: In Congress, 1912 Chapter Eleven: An American Tapestry Chapter Twelve: "The Flag of Liberty Is Here"
Epilogue
Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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Fast-paced, well-researched... Packed with facts, but Watson... makes it an exciting read. ( The New York Times Book Review ) A panoramic glimpse of a half-forgotten America. ( Publishers Weekly )
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