ISBN:
1573926655
,
9781573926652
,
1573926647
,
9781573926645
Language:
English
Pages:
205 pages
,
illustrations
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Revolutionary studies
DDC:
305.5/62/0973
Keywords:
Working class History
;
Labor movement History
;
Labor leaders History
;
Labor leaders
;
Labor movement
;
Working class
;
Classe ouvrière ; États-Unis ; Histoire
;
Mouvement ouvrier ; États-Unis ; Histoire
;
Dirigeants syndicaux ; États-Unis ; Histoire
;
United States
;
History
Abstract:
Carl Sandburg's "The People, Yes" (excerpt) --Introduction: Explaining the Title of This Book --1.Origins --2.The First American Revolution --3.Industrial Revolution --4.Slave Labor, Free Labor --5.The Second American Revolution --6."Gilded Age" --7.Rainbow Working Class --8.Progressive Era --9.Corruption --10.Hardship and Resurgence --11.The Second World War and Its Aftermath --12.Cold War and Social Compact --13.American Dream --14.Unfinished Business --15.Rude Awakenings --16.Where To, What Next? --Bibliographical Essay: Scholarly, Documentary, and Artistic Sources --Timeline of U.S. History --U.S. Labor History Chronology.
Abstract:
Includes a U.S. labor history chronology
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-157) and index
