Free Labor: The Civil War and the Making of an American Working Class

by Mark A. Lause

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Monumental and revelatory, Free Labor explores labor activism throughout the country during a period of incredible diversity and fluidity: the American Civil War. Mark A. Lause describes how the working class radicalized during the war as a response to economic crisis, the political opportunity created by the election of Abraham Lincoln, and the ideology of free labor and abolition. Grappling with a broad array of organizations, tactics, and settings,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252080866

ISBN13:9780252080869

Release Date:June 2015

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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