{"id":5950310318240,"title":"American Labor Struggles: 1877–1934","handle":"american-labor-struggles_1877-1934_by-samuel-yellen","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom a series of battles by rail workers in 1877 to the West Coast longshoremen’s strike in 1934, Samuel Yellen tells the story of ten historic confrontations pitting working men and women against the owners of mines, mills, and railroads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn one side stand the Carnegies and Rockefellers, the press, police, courts, National Guard, and federal troops. On the other stand the workers, driven by long hours, intolerable working conditions, and starvation wages to organize and fight back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the experiences and gains of these bitter strikes can be found the origins of today's unions. Yellen describes the different forces that come into play in each of these struggles, as well as the roles of the organizers and leaders — Eugene V. Debs, “Big Bill” Haywood, the anarchists, Wobblies, socialists, and communists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full reviews, please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The accounts of the memorable industrial battles presented in the book will make a deep impression upon all serious students of the labor movement.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—New\u003c\/nobr\u003e York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmerican Labor Struggles\u003c\/em\u003e includes accounts of the Haymarket riots and the fight for eight-hour day; the Ludlow Massacre; the anthracite strike in 1902; the Lawrence fight in 1912; the steel strike; the Southern textile strikes in 1929.”\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cnobr\u003e—\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-04-08T15:51:27-04:00","created_at":"2020-12-29T01:18:23-05:00","vendor":"Pathfinder Press","type":"Paper","tags":["Authors_Samuel Yellen","Language_English","Subjects_Trade unions: past present and future","Subjects_US politics and history"],"price":2000,"price_min":2000,"price_max":2000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2000,"compare_at_price_min":2000,"compare_at_price_max":2000,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":37584557211808,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780873488747","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"American Labor Struggles: 1877–1934","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2000,"weight":562,"compare_at_price":2000,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780873488747","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/american-labor-struggles_1877-1934_by-samuel-yellen_FC.png?v=1744208958","\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/american-labor-struggles_1877-1934_by-samuel-yellen_BC.png?v=1744208958"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/american-labor-struggles_1877-1934_by-samuel-yellen_FC.png?v=1744208958","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":31714349056234,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"width":518,"src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/american-labor-struggles_1877-1934_by-samuel-yellen_FC.png?v=1744208958"},"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/american-labor-struggles_1877-1934_by-samuel-yellen_FC.png?v=1744208958","width":518},{"alt":null,"id":31714349121770,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"width":518,"src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/american-labor-struggles_1877-1934_by-samuel-yellen_BC.png?v=1744208958"},"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/american-labor-struggles_1877-1934_by-samuel-yellen_BC.png?v=1744208958","width":518}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom a series of battles by rail workers in 1877 to the West Coast longshoremen’s strike in 1934, Samuel Yellen tells the story of ten historic confrontations pitting working men and women against the owners of mines, mills, and railroads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn one side stand the Carnegies and Rockefellers, the press, police, courts, National Guard, and federal troops. On the other stand the workers, driven by long hours, intolerable working conditions, and starvation wages to organize and fight back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the experiences and gains of these bitter strikes can be found the origins of today's unions. Yellen describes the different forces that come into play in each of these struggles, as well as the roles of the organizers and leaders — Eugene V. Debs, “Big Bill” Haywood, the anarchists, Wobblies, socialists, and communists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full reviews, please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The accounts of the memorable industrial battles presented in the book will make a deep impression upon all serious students of the labor movement.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—New\u003c\/nobr\u003e York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmerican Labor Struggles\u003c\/em\u003e includes accounts of the Haymarket riots and the fight for eight-hour day; the Ludlow Massacre; the anthracite strike in 1902; the Lawrence fight in 1912; the steel strike; the Southern textile strikes in 1929.”\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cnobr\u003e—\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
American Labor Struggles: 1877–1934
Engravings from news periodicals, notes, references, index.
Format: Paper
434 Pages
Edition: 1st
Year: 1974
Publisher: Pathfinder Press
ISBN: 9780873488747
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