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Death in the Haymarket
A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America
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Focusing on the aftermath of the 1886 Chicago labor rally bombing, the book explores the ensuing mass hysteria and the sensational trial that led to four controversial executions, significantly impacting the labor movement. Historian James Green details the rise of labor activism post-Civil War, highlighting the intense twenty-year struggle for the eight-hour workday. With a compelling narrative and vivid characters, it offers a profound examination of class tensions during the Gilded Age and contributes to the understanding of American capitalism's history.
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Death in the Haymarket, James Green
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2007
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- Titel
- Death in the Haymarket
- Untertitel
- A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- James Green
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2007
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 400
- ISBN13
- 9781400033225
- Kategorie
- Weltgeschichte, Politikwissenschaft
- Beschreibung
- Focusing on the aftermath of the 1886 Chicago labor rally bombing, the book explores the ensuing mass hysteria and the sensational trial that led to four controversial executions, significantly impacting the labor movement. Historian James Green details the rise of labor activism post-Civil War, highlighting the intense twenty-year struggle for the eight-hour workday. With a compelling narrative and vivid characters, it offers a profound examination of class tensions during the Gilded Age and contributes to the understanding of American capitalism's history.