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Baker, Julie

The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912

160 pp. | Morgan | May, 2007 | Library ISBN 978-1-59935-044-8 $27.95
(3) YA American Workers series. This intelligent, well-documented account of the 1912 Lawrence, Massachusetts, strike pitting factory laborers against mill owner William Wood uses considerable primary material to tell how Industrial Workers of the World organizers advanced the workers' cause. Violence, deaths, Congressional investigations, and other disturbances ensued before the landmark strike succeeded. Well-captioned photos illustrate the text. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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