The Resource The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America, Jack Kelly
The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America, Jack Kelly
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- Summary
- The Edge of Anarchy by Jack Kelly offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country. Famine threatened, riots broke out along the rail lines. Soon the U.S. Army was on the march and gunfire rang from the streets of major cities. This epochal tale offers fascinating portraits of two iconic characters of the age. George Pullman, who amassed a fortune by making train travel a pleasure, thought the model town that he built for his workers would erase urban squalor. Eugene Debs, founder of the nation's first industrial union, was determined to wrench power away from the reigning plutocrats. The clash between the two men's conflicting ideals pushed the country to what the U.S. Attorney General called "the ragged edge of anarchy." Many of the themes of The Edge of Anarchy could be taken from today's headlines--upheaval in America's industrial heartland, wage stagnation, breakneck technological change, and festering conflict over race, immigration, and inequality. With the country now in a New Gilded Age, this look back at the violent conflict of an earlier era offers illuminating perspectives along with a breathtaking story of a nation on the edge
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 308 pages ;
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Isbn
- 9781250128867
- Label
- The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America
- Title
- The edge of anarchy
- Title remainder
- the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Jack Kelly
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Edge of Anarchy by Jack Kelly offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country. Famine threatened, riots broke out along the rail lines. Soon the U.S. Army was on the march and gunfire rang from the streets of major cities. This epochal tale offers fascinating portraits of two iconic characters of the age. George Pullman, who amassed a fortune by making train travel a pleasure, thought the model town that he built for his workers would erase urban squalor. Eugene Debs, founder of the nation's first industrial union, was determined to wrench power away from the reigning plutocrats. The clash between the two men's conflicting ideals pushed the country to what the U.S. Attorney General called "the ragged edge of anarchy." Many of the themes of The Edge of Anarchy could be taken from today's headlines--upheaval in America's industrial heartland, wage stagnation, breakneck technological change, and festering conflict over race, immigration, and inequality. With the country now in a New Gilded Age, this look back at the violent conflict of an earlier era offers illuminating perspectives along with a breathtaking story of a nation on the edge
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kelly, Jack
- Dewey number
- 331.892/825230977311
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD5325.R12 1894
- LC item number
- K45 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Debs, Eugene V.
- Pullman, George Mortimer
- Cleveland, Grover
- Pullman Strike, 1894
- Strikes and lockouts
- Label
- The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America, Jack Kelly
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-300) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1031909607
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 308 pages ;
- Isbn
- 9781250128867
- Lccn
- 2018031686
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1031909607
- Label
- The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America, Jack Kelly
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-300) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1031909607
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 308 pages ;
- Isbn
- 9781250128867
- Lccn
- 2018031686
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1031909607
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