Bread and Roses
Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Labour & Industrial Relations, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Bruce Watson | ISBN: | 9781440649264 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | July 25, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bruce Watson |
| ISBN: | 9781440649264 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | July 25, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked chapter of the past, Bread and Roses is indispensable reading.
On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked chapter of the past, Bread and Roses is indispensable reading.
