THE BREAD-WINNERS: A Social Study [A Novel of the 1877 Great Railroad Strike]
by [John Hay, President's Lincoln's private secretary]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Minus
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Milton, Vermont, United States
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NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1884. Perhaps a fist edition. Hardcover. Good Minus. Brown cloth, worn edges, some soiling, spine cocked, two pages with different inscriptions (one dated 1884], unmarked text, some foxing, one signature slightly pulled. A good reading copy. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Image may be added by request. Questions welcome.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut wages for the third time in a year. This strike finally ended some 69 days later, after it was put down by unofficial militias, the National Guard, and federal troops. Because of economic problems and pressure on wages by the railroads, workers in numerous other cities, in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland, into Illinois and Missouri, also went out on strike. An estimated 100 people were killed in the unrest across the country.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut wages for the third time in a year. This strike finally ended some 69 days later, after it was put down by unofficial militias, the National Guard, and federal troops. Because of economic problems and pressure on wages by the railroads, workers in numerous other cities, in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland, into Illinois and Missouri, also went out on strike. An estimated 100 people were killed in the unrest across the country.
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- North Country Books (US)
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- Title
- THE BREAD-WINNERS: A Social Study [A Novel of the 1877 Great Railroad Strike]
- Author
- [John Hay, President's Lincoln's private secretary]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Perhaps a fist edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1884
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