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On July 6, 1892, three hundred armed Pinkerton agents arrived in
Homestead, Pennsylvania to retake the Carnegie Steelworks from the
company's striking workers. As the agents tried to leave their
boats, shots rang out and a violent skirmish began. The
confrontation at Homestead was a turning point in the history of
American unionism, beginning a rapid process of decline for
America's steel unions that lasted until the Great Depression.
Examining the strike's origins, events, and legacy, The Homestead
Strike illuminates the tense relationship between labor, capital,
and government in the pivotal moment between Reconstruction and the
Progressive Era. In a concise narrative, bolstered by statements
from steelworkers, court testimony, and excerpts from Carnegie's
writings, Paul Kahan introduces students to one of the most
dramatic and influential episodes in the history of American labor.
On July 6, 1892, three hundred armed Pinkerton agents arrived in
Homestead, Pennsylvania to retake the Carnegie Steelworks from the
company's striking workers. As the agents tried to leave their
boats, shots rang out and a violent skirmish began. The
confrontation at Homestead was a turning point in the history of
American unionism, beginning a rapid process of decline for
America's steel unions that lasted until the Great Depression.
Examining the strike's origins, events, and legacy, The Homestead
Strike illuminates the tense relationship between labor, capital,
and government in the pivotal moment between Reconstruction and the
Progressive Era. In a concise narrative, bolstered by statements
from steelworkers, court testimony, and excerpts from Carnegie's
writings, Paul Kahan introduces students to one of the most
dramatic and influential episodes in the history of American labor.
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