Death in the Haymarket - A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America (Paperback)

On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country, leading to a sensational trial, that culminated in four controversial executions, and dealt a blow to the labor movement from which it would take decades to recover. Historian James Green recounts the rise of the first great labor movement in the wake of the Civil War and brings to life an epic twenty-year struggle for the eight-hour workday.
Blending a gripping narrative, outsized characters and a panoramic portrait of a major social movement, "Death in the Haymarket" is an important addition to the history of American capitalism and a moving story about the class tensions at the heart of Gilded Age America.

General

Imprint:	Anchor Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	James Green
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-4000-3322-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-4000-3322-5
Barcode:	9781400033225

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