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The Great Strikes of 1877 (Working Class in American History)

by David O. Stowell

Railroad Strike, U.S., 1877Political activitySocial structureSocial conditionsWorking classEthnic relationsHistoryRailroad strike, 1877

"A spectacular example of collective protest, the Great Strike of 1877 - actually a sequence of related strikes - was the first national strike and the first major strike against the railroad industry."--Back cover.

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Book data: Open Library