Strike: Mother Jones and the Colorado Coal Field War
- ISBN-10
- 0865411417
- ISBN-13
- 9780865411418
- Category
- Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Lois Ruby
Description
When the bloodiest labor dispute in U.S. history burst forth in 1913 in the coal fields of Southern Colorado, the miners knew whom to praise and the owners knew whom to blame. Mary Harris, known from New York to Colorado as Mother Jones, could incite a riot or calm a crowd with her powerful oratory. Mary Harris "Mother" Jones dedicated her life to helping workers organize unions to negotiate, even demand, better wages and working conditions. In the Colorado Coal Field War, did her call to STRIKE! help or harm? Were the deaths of mothers and children at Ludlow too high a price to pay for unionizing?
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