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The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America, Jack Kelly

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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
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eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
308 pages ;
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Source of cataloging data: WCP
Isbn
9781250128867
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The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America
Title
The edge of anarchy
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the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America
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Jack Kelly
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Author
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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
  • 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
  • Debs, Eugene V.
  • Pullman, George Mortimer
  • Cleveland, Grover
  • Pullman Strike, 1894
  • Strikes and lockouts
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The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America, Jack Kelly
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Source of cataloging data: WCP
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-300) and index
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volume
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  • 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
Publication
Copyright
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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