American City: A Rank And File History Of Minneapolis - Couverture souple

Walker, Charles Rumford

 
9780816646074: American City: A Rank And File History Of Minneapolis
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ISBN 10 : 0816646074 ISBN 13 : 9780816646074
Editeur : University of Minnesota Press, 2005

Synopsis

In the spring of 1934, a small group of militant union organizers led Minneapolis truckers on a series of strikes that sought to break the city's antiunion grip. The striking truckers, in protest of scab workers, took to the streets of the city's warehouse district where they faced violent opposition from the police and members of the Citizen's Alliance, a group representing Minneapolis's business community. The conflict exploded when police fired on the unarmed strikers, killing four and injuring countless others. The events surrounding Bloody Friday shifted the balance of power between labor and business in Minneapolis and proved to be a significant victory for the labor movement nationwide, contributing to the ratification of the landmark National Labor Relations Act. When first published in 1937, Charles Rumford Walker's American City was praised as an evenhanded portrayal of the truckers' strike. Focusing on the personal experiences of the participants, Walker recounts the interests, motives, and passions on both sides of the conflict, capturing the heated emotions of those involved. He offers a vivid account of a period that transformed Minneapolis and forged the way for workers' rights nationwide.

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À propos de l'auteur

Charles Rumford Walker (1893-1974) was a journalist, editor, and labor activist He is the author of numerous short stories, plays, articles, and books, including Steel: The Diary of a Furnace Worker. Mary Lethert Wingerd is assistant professor of history at St. Cloud State University. She is the author of Claiming the City: Politics, Faith, and the Power of Place in St. Paul.

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Éditeur
University of Minnesota Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0816646074
ISBN 13 
9780816646074
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
328
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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