Bread-- and Roses: The Struggle of American Labor 1865-1915
- ISBN-10
- 0735102163
- ISBN-13
- 9780735102163
- Category
- Labor movement
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Author
- Milton Meltzer
Description
Uses original source material to portray the momentous changes that took place in American labor, industry, and trade-unionism following the Civil War. Focuses on the work environment in this early age of mass production and mechanization, and shows how abusive conditions often led to labor unrest.
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