The Pullman strike : the story of a unique experiment and of a great labor upheaval

Author(s)

    • Lindsey, Almont

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The Pullman strike : the story of a unique experiment and of a great labor upheaval

Almont Lindsay

(Phoenix books)

University of Chicago Press, 1964, c1942

1st Phoenix ed

  • : pbk

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Note

Bibliography: p. 364-370

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Pullman Strike of 1894 threatened an entire nation with social and economic upheaval. Describing both its immediate results in business and its far-reaching effects on trade unionism, the author treats the dramatic story of the strike no as an isolated conflict, but as a culminating explosion in labor-capital relations. Woven into the narrative is the rise and decline of the extraordinary Pullman experiment. To all outward appearances a philanthropic project conceived by a generous employer for his employees, the model town of George Pullman developed into a kind of medieval barony, operated with an iron hand. This experiment is carefully traced in all its varying aspects, with emphasis on its contribution to the origin of the strike.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA3884282X
  • ISBN
    • 0226483835
  • LCCN
    64023413
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chicago
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 385 p., [8] leaves of plates
  • Size
    21 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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