SOCIAL SCIENCES
Stein, R. Conrad

The Pullman Strike and the Labor Movement in American History

(4) 4-6 In American History series. Background information on George Pullman and his ascendancy in the business world is followed by an overview of the Pullman labor strike that, while in some ways a failure, led to the rise of the labor movement in the twentieth century. The bland text is supplemented by excerpts from source documents and unexceptional black-and-white photographs and reproductions. A time line is included. Bib., ind.

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