Labor and urban politics
Subtitle: class conflict and the origins of modern liberalism in Chicago, 1864-97
By: Richard Schneirov.
Series: The working class in American history
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Working class -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Labor unions -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Political activity -- History -- 19th century; Liberalism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- To 1950
Description: This finely detailed narrative is the definitive account of the rise to power of the Chicago labor movement amidst the 1877 railroad strike, the 1886 struggle over the eight-hour workday, and the 1894 Pullman strike.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.