Strike! - Ruby, Lois
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When the bloodiest labor dispute in U.S. history burst forth in 1913-14 in the coal fields of Southern Colorado, the miners knew whom to praise, and the owners knew whom to blame. Mary Harris Jones, known from New York to Colorado as Mother Jones, could incite a riot or calm a crowd with her amazing oratory gifts. She dedicated her life to helping miners organize to negotiate, even demand, better wages and working conditions. "I hope there is no war in Trinidad," Mother Jones had said, referring to the entire Trinidad coal field expanse, "for it will cause suffering. But if the war has to be…mehr

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When the bloodiest labor dispute in U.S. history burst forth in 1913-14 in the coal fields of Southern Colorado, the miners knew whom to praise, and the owners knew whom to blame. Mary Harris Jones, known from New York to Colorado as Mother Jones, could incite a riot or calm a crowd with her amazing oratory gifts. She dedicated her life to helping miners organize to negotiate, even demand, better wages and working conditions. "I hope there is no war in Trinidad," Mother Jones had said, referring to the entire Trinidad coal field expanse, "for it will cause suffering. But if the war has to be made that the boys in the mines may have their rights-let it come!" In the long run, did she help or harm the progress toward workers' rights? Were the deaths of mothers and children at Ludlow too great a price to pay?
Autorenporträt
LOIS RUBY lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but her imagination and interests take her far beyond the Southwest. Her first career asa young adult librarian helped prepare her for a new career as a writer. Lois is the author of fifteen books including the historicalnovels Journey to Jamestown, Shanghai Shadows, The Secret of Laurel Oaks, and Steal Away Home.Strike! Mother Jones and the Colorado Coal Field War is the result of years of research and a passion to tell the story of the feisty, cantankerous, and uncompromising 'mother' of the U.S. labor movement.Contact Lois about school visits, library presentations, and signings through her website www.LoisRuby.com