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Download Streets, Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 Free STREETS, RAILROADS AND THE GREAT STRIKE OF 1877 DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK David O. Stowell | 168 pages | 01 Jul 1999 | The University of Chicago Press | 9780226776699 | English | Chicago, IL, United States Great Railroad Strike of 1877 As steam locomotives retreated from busy streets a new generation of protestors targeted the electric trolley for the same reasons. In the wake of the Panic ofa bitter antagonism between workers and the leaders of industry developed. Hundreds of people were killed and injured with appalling regularity. Sarah rated it did not like it Jan 11, Philadelphia and Reading Railway management mobilized a private Streets, the members of which committed the shootings in the city. Download as PDF Printable version. Stowell examines America's predicament more broadly to uncover the roots of this rebellion. West Virginia Governor Henry M. Strikers set fires that razed 39 buildings and destroyed rolling stock: locomotives and 1, freight and passenger cars. Original Title. Be the first to ask a question about Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike of Who Was in the Crowd? Harvard University Press. A particular strength of the book is Stowell's description of Streets horrendous accidents, the toll in human life, and the continual disruption of craft, business, and ordinary movement engendered by building railroads into the heart of cities. Eliot Prose. Major armed conflicts in American labor union history. Welcome back. Kris rated it liked it Jul 24, Other editions. But by the late 19th century, the Knights of Labora national and predominately Catholic organization, hadmembers seeking to represent Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 workers. Trains also triggered indignation as engines of death. Manufacturing strikes. Table of Contents. Mathews sent in National Guard units to restore train service but the soldiers refused to fire on the strikers. Illinois Chicago railroad strike of Haymarket affair Pullman Strike Illinois coal wars — Battle of Virden Pana riot Chicago teamsters' strike Springfield race riot of Illinois Central shopmen's strike of Aldermen's wars — East St. The Long Depressionbeginning in the United States with the financial Panic of and lasting 65 months, became the longest economic contraction in American history, including the later more famous, month-long Great Depression of the s. Tracks often tripped unwary pedestrians and caught the wheels of wagons. Whereas most historians treat the event solely as a massive labor strike that targeted the railroads, David O. Jay Cooke's firm, like many other banking firms, invested a disproportionate share of depositors' funds in the railroads, thus laying the track for the ensuing collapse. Retrieved September 11, Thomas Alexander Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroaddescribed as one Streets the first robber baronssuggested that the strikers should be given "a rifle diet for a few days and see how they like that kind of bread. The Great Strike of was one of the largest and most violent urban uprisings in American history. The railroad workers planned Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 own disruptive tactics against the management, and against the Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 of militia sent to put them down, but were simultaneously trying to defend the trains themselves from vandalism by the popular uprising that had followed on their coattails. Kristen Morton marked it as to-read Apr 09, LouisIllinois, halted all freight traffic, with the city remaining in the control of the strikers for almost a week. Slimming down his award-winning doctoral Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877, David Stowell interprets the unprecedented walkout from an entirely different perspective without abandoning the labor-management nexus. Michael marked it as to-read Jul 28, Speculators fed large amounts of money into the industry, causing abnormal growth and over-expansion. Eventually railroad capital found it advantageous to avoid public anger and circumvent urban thoroughfares or build protective barriers around the tracks. In Chicago, the Workingmen's Party organized demonstrations that Streets crowds of 20, people. Louis riots Great Railroad Strike. For these reasons, Stowell argues, The Great Strike was not simply an uprising fueled by disgruntled workers. Technology and Culture There were strike actions also further north in AlbanySyracuse and Buffalo, New York on other railroad lines. A particular strength of the book is Stowell's description of the horrendous accidents, the toll in human life, and the continual disruption of craft, business, and ordinary movement engendered by building railroads into the heart of cities. Tensions lingered well after the depression ended in — For these reasons, Stowell argues, The Great Strike was not simply an uprising fueled by disgruntled workers. Mathews sent in National Guard units to restore train service but the soldiers refused to fire on the strikers. Historical Marker Project. Hayes sent federal troops and the U. Oxford University Press. Retrieved May 25, Three Streets against the Railroads. For one week in late July ofAmerica shook with anger and fear as a variety of urban residents, mostly working class, Streets railroad Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 in dozens of towns and cities. West Virginia Governor Henry M. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Retrieved October 5, Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Metal mining strikes. Retrieved June 2, Or just trains, of course. On July 28,they took control of the Relay Depot, the command center for the uprising, and arrested some seventy strikers. Railroad owners hesitated to build costly bypasses, bridges, elevated platforms, and underground passages, or to employ flaggers, fearing that any submission to the popular will would only encourage more demands. Some protestors acted out of solidarity with the strikers, but many more vented militant displeasure against dangerous railroad traffic that crisscrossed urban centers in that area. Broken by Federal troops in early August, the strike energized the labor movement and was precursor to labor unrest in the s and s. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The National Guardsman. Riots and civil unrest in the history of the United States — The Review of Economics and Statistics. Transit strikes. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the Streets experience Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 our website. Stowell chronicles a painful litany of miseries inflicted on cities by the railroads, which were built right on the surface of the streets through the very heart of town, Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 they regularly smashed children and set nearby buildings on fire, with apparent legal impunity. Stowell examines America's predicament more broadly to uncover the roots of this rebellion. Archived from the original on September 25, Stacey marked it as to-read Oct 20, Louis streetcar strike of St. John's Memphis sanitation St. Management worked to break up such movements, and mainstream society feared labor organizing as signs of revolutionary socialism. National Publishing Company. Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877 No trivia or quizzes yet. To ask other readers questions about Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike ofplease sign up. The city and state governments, aided by unofficial militias, the Streets Guard, federal troops and private militias organized by the railroads, who fought against the workers. Enlarge cover. Main article: St. Twitter Facebook Youtube Tumblr. On July 25, 1, men and boys, many of them coal miners, marched to the Reading Railroad Depot in Shamokineast Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 Sunbury along the Susquehanna River valley. Streetcar strikes St. Striking workers would not allow any of the trains, mainly freight trains, to roll until this third wage cut was revoked. Stowell proves his point Streets "spatial arrangements and relationships" p. Sort order. Thomas Alexander Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroaddescribed as one of the first Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 barons Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877, suggested that the strikers should be given "a rifle diet for a few days and see how they like that kind of bread. Project MUSE Mission Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Goodreads helps Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 keep track of books you want to read. In Martinsburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and other cities, workers burned down and destroyed both physical facilities and the rolling stock of the railroads—engines and railroad cars. Bowker Co. Other workers also took actions, and unrest marked the following decades. Showing On several occasions strikers actually protected railroad property from the wrath of city folk who sought vengeful destruction rather than accommodation and compromise, as did strikers who would return Streets their jobs. The Lysenko Affair David Joravsky. Immigration from Europe was underway, as was migration of rural workers into the cities, increasing competition for jobs and enabling companies to drive down wages and easily lay off workers. Pleasant Valley War — Bisbee Deportation Archived from the original on November 19, When the Civil War ended, a boom in railroad construction ensued, with roughly 35, miles 55, kilometers of new track being laid from coast-to-coast between and Louis general strike St. Glaab, American Historical
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