The Great Strikes of 1877
(Part of the The Working Class in American History Series)
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A spectacular example of collective protest, the Great Strike of 1877--actually a sequence of related actions--was America's first national strike and the first major strike against the railroad industry. In some places, non-railroad workers also abandoned city businesses, creating one of the nation's first general strikes. Mobilizing hundreds of thousands of workers, the Great Strikes of 1877 transformed the nation's political landscape, shifting...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252074777
ISBN13:9780252074776
Release Date:February 2008
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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