The Great Strikes of 1877

by David O. Stowell

Book Overview

A spectacular example of collective protest, the Great Strike of 1877--actually a sequence of related actions--was America's first national strike and the first major strike against the railroad industry. In some places, non-railroad workers also abandoned city businesses, creating one of the nation's first general strikes. Mobilizing hundreds of thousands of workers, the Great Strikes of 1877 transformed the nation's political landscape, shifting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252074777
• ISBN13: 9780252074776
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"