Bridgeport's Socialist New Deal, 1915-36

(Part of the The Working Class in American History Series)

by Cecelia Bucki

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In November 1933, the Socialist Party of Bridgeport, Connecticut put slate roofer Jasper McLevy in the mayor's seat and nearly won control of the city council. Cecelia Bucki explores how labor gained first a foothold and then a stronghold in local politics as broad debates pitted previously unengaged working-class citizens against local business leaders and traditional party elites.

In the heat of the Great Depression, the skilled union...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:025202687X

ISBN13:9780252026874

Release Date:October 2001

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.47 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"

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20th Century Business & Investing Communism & Socialism History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Popular Economics State & Local

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