great upheaval

The great upheaval of 1877 - Jeremy Brecher

Submitted by Steven. on May 23 2013 19:24
Contemporary illustration of the blockade of engines at Martinsburg.

Jeremy Brecher's vivid history of the first mass strike in US history: the great upheaval of 1877 where workers took over the railways and took on police and federal troops.

The great railroad strike, 1877 - Howard Zinn

Submitted by Steven. on Sep 9 2006 19:12
Sketch of the Chicago Battle of the Viaduct during the Great Railroad Strike.

Howard Zinn's short history of the biggest industrial dispute in American history by that time, shutting down half the country's rail network.