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The Pullman Strike

A Gilded Age Clash between Labor, Capital, and Government

Edward T. O'Donnell

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English
Routledge
03 October 2024
This book examines the 1894 Pullman Strike, one of the most consequential clashes between labor and capital that paralyzed America’s railroad system.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9781032473826
ISBN 10:   1032473827
Series:   Critical Moments in American History
Pages:   216
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Introduction 1. The Stupendous Results of American Enterprise 2. Millions Born to Suffering And Poverty 3. Striking to Avert Slavery and Degradation 4. To Battle Such An Extended Evil 5. Rioters Will Be Fired Upon 6. The Strong Arm of the National Government 7. Epilogue

Edward T. O’Donnell is an associate professor of history in the history department at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, USA. He is the author of several books including Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality: Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age (2015) and Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum (2003), and is co-author of Visions of America: A History of the United States (3rd ed. 2016). His scholarly articles have appeared in The Public Historian, Journal of Urban History, and the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.

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