Edward T. O'Donnell

The Pullman Strike (eBook, ePUB)

A Gilded Age Clash between Labor, Capital, and Government

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the 1894 Pullman Strike, one of the most consequential clashes between labor and capital that paralyzed America's railroad system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040126950
• Artikelnr.: 72278844

Autorenporträt

Edward T. O'Donnell is an associate professor of history in the history department at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, USA. He is the author of several books including Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality: Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age (2015) and Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum (2003), and is co-author of Visions of America: A History of the United States (3rd ed. 2016). His scholarly articles have appeared in The Public Historian, Journal of Urban History, and the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Stupendous Results of American Enterprise 2. Millions
Born to Suffering and Poverty 3. Striking to Avert Slavery and Degradation
4. To Battle Such an Extended Evil 5. Rioters Will Be Fired Upon 6. The
Strong Arm of the National Government 7. Epilogue