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Death in the Haymarket

By James Green

Death in the Haymarket Social Sciences

Death in the Haymarket

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On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country, leading to a sensational trial, that culminated in four controversial executions, and dealt a blow to the labor movement from which it would take decades to recover. Historian James Green recounts the rise of the first great labor movement in the wake of the Civil War and brings to life an epic twenty-year struggle for the eight-hour workday. Blending a gripping narrative, outsized characters and a panoramic portrait of a major social movement, Death in the Haymarket is an important addition to the history of American capitalism and a moving story about the class tensions at the heart of Gilded Age America.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2007-03-13
Publication Date:
2007-03-13
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1400033225
ISBN13:
9781400033225
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
372 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
204 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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