City in Terror Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike

Name: City in Terror Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike
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ISBN: 9780807050330

ISBN-10: 0807050334

ISBN-13: 9780807050330

Edition: 1975

Authors: Francis Russell

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On September 9, 1919, an American nightmare came true. The entire Boston police force deserted their posts, leaving the city virtually defenseless. Their strike made an inconspicuous governor, Calvin Coolidge, known throughout America, turning him into a national hero and, eventually, a president. It also created a monster: for two days, more than 700,000 residents of Boston"s urban core were without police protection, and the mob ruled the streets. "The Boston Police Strike, long forgotten and too long ignored, is here described with great drama and verve by Francis Russell. It is an extraordinary moment in the history of Boston, as well as an important event in the nation"s labor…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 1975
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 5/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



A personal recollection


The year of disillusion


The Boston police department


Overture to a strike


Summer's end in Boston


On a Tuesday in September


The riots


Law and order


After the strike


The ghost of Scollay Square


Postscript in Baltimore