The Homestead Strike
Labor, Violence, and American Industry
On July 6, 1892, three hundred armed Pinkerton agents arrived in Homestead, Pennsylvania to retake the Carnegie Steelworks from the company's striking workers. As the agents tried to leave their boats, shots rang out and a violent skirmish began. The confrontation at Homestead was a turning point in the history of American unionism, beginning a rapid process of decline for America's steel unions that lasted until the Great Depression. Examining the strike's origins, events, and legacy, The Homestead Strike illuminates the tense relationship between labor, capital, and government in the pivotal moment between Reconstruction and the Progressiv…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-415-53194-8
- EAN: 9780415531948
- Produktnummer: 14452703
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 166 S.
- Masse: H23.0 cm x B16.3 cm x D1.1 cm 262 g
- Abbildungen: 5 Halftones, black and white
- Gewicht: 262
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
Paul Kahan teaches history at Ohlone College in Fremont, California. For more information, visit his website at www.paulkahan.com.
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