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Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877 (Paperback, New edition)
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Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877 (Paperback, New edition)
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For one week in late July of 1877, America shook with anger and
fear as a variety of urban residents, mostly working class,
attacked railroad property in dozens of towns and cities. The Great
Strike of 1877 was one of the largest and most violent urban
uprisings in American history.
Whereas most historians treat the event solely as a massive labor
strike that targeted the railroads, David O. Stowell examines
America's predicament more broadly to uncover the roots of this
rebellion. He studies the urban origins of the Strike in three
upstate New York cities--Buffalo, Albany, and Syracuse. He finds
that locomotives rumbled through crowded urban spaces, sending
panicked horses and their wagons careening through streets.
Hundreds of people were killed and injured with appalling
regularity. The trains also disrupted street traffic and obstructed
certain forms of commerce. For these reasons, Stowell argues, The
Great Strike was not simply an uprising fueled by disgruntled
workers. Rather, it was a grave reflection of one of the most
direct and damaging ways many people experienced the Industrial
Revolution.
"Through meticulously crafted case studies . . . the author
advances the thesis that the strike had urban roots, that in
substantial part it represented a community uprising. . . .A
particular strength of the book is Stowell's description of the
horrendous accidents, the toll in human life, and the continual
disruption of craft, business, and ordinary movement engendered by
building railroads into the heart of cities."--Charles N. Glaab,
"American Historical Review"
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