Pullman Strike The Story of a Unique Experiment and of a Great Labor Upheaval

Name: Pullman Strike The Story of a Unique Experiment and of a Great Labor Upheaval
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ISBN: 9780226483832

ISBN-10: 0226483835

ISBN-13: 9780226483832

Edition: 1964 (Reprint)

Authors: Almont Lindsey

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The Pullman Strike of 1894 threatened an entire nation with social and economic upheaval. Describing both its immediate results in business and its far-reaching effects on trade unionism, the author treats the dramatic story of the strike no as an isolated conflict, but as a culminating explosion in labor-capital relations. Woven into the narrative is the rise and decline of the extraordinary Pullman experiment. To all outward appearances a philanthropic project conceived by a generous employer for his employees, the "model town" of George Pullman developed into a kind of medieval barony, operated with an iron hand. This experiment is carefully traced in all its varying aspects, with…

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 1964
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/15/1943
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 394
Size: 5.12" wide x 8.03" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



List of Illustrations



Embattled Labor



The Pullman Palace Car Company



Growth of the Model Town



Paternalism



Origin of the Pullman Strike



The American Railway Union and the General Managers' Association



The Storm Breaks



Federal Intervention



The Policy of Illinois Officials



Progress of the Strike in Chicago



Nation-wide Character of the Struggle



In the Toils of the Law



Public Opinion and the Press



Repercussions


Bibliography


Index