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Molloy, Scott

 
9781560986089: Trolley Wars: Streetcar Workers on the Line
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ISBN 10 : 1560986085 ISBN 13 : 9781560986089
Editeur : Smithsonian Books, 1996

Synopsis

Book by MOLLOY SCOTT

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Présentation de l'éditeur

American cities' rapid expansion after the Civil War fueled the growth of organized transportation systems- omnibuses, horsecar, and, later, electric streetcars. Trolley Wars traces the social dynamics of these first mass-transportation systems as they developed in Rhode Island, the most urbanized state in Gilded Age America. Covering years of rapid growth, Scott Molloy focuses on the laborers who operated the transit system, the changing ownership of the streetcar lines, and the strong bond that grew between trolley crews and passengers-a bond that sustained a powerful political alliance during the bitter ""car wars"" of 1902. In lucid prose based on scrupulous research, Molloy dissects the car wars and expertly knits them into the larger pattern of labor unrest and urban malaise gripping turn-of-the-century America. Originally published in 1996, the classic Trolley Wars is now made available for the first time in paperback to readers, students, and scholars of labor history, with a new Author's Note.

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Éditeur
Smithsonian Books
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1560986085
ISBN 13 
9781560986089
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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