Bread and Roses
Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream
$52.71
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
25 July 2006
Summary
On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the “Bread and Roses” strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143037354 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143037358 |
| Author: | Bruce Watson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 25 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 130mm x 21mm |
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Fast-paced, well-researched… Packed with facts, but Watson… makes it an exciting read. (The New York Times Book Review) A panoramic glimpse of a half-forgotten America. (Publishers Weekly)
Fast-paced, well-researched… Packed with facts, but Watson… makes it an exciting read. (“The New York Times Book Review”) A panoramic glimpse of a half-forgotten America. (“Publishers Weekly”)
About The Author
Bruce Watson
Bruce Watson is an award-winning journalist whose articles have been published in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Examiner, Yankee Magazine, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003.
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