Death in the Haymarket
A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America
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- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2007
Summary
An absorbing narrative of the infamous Haymarket bombing that ended the first great labor movement, a turning point in the history of American capitalism. First time in paperback.
On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country, leading to a sensational trial, that culminated in four controversial executions, and dealt a blow to the labor movement from which it would take d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400033225 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1400033225 |
| Author: | James Green |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Anchor Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 323g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 133mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Definitive… . Green’s dramatic narrative tells a powerful story about injustice, passion, prejudice and fanaticism.” —The Chicago Tribune“Though a number of prominent historians have written about the Haymarket Affair, no one has told the story more thoroughly, incisively and elegantly than Green… . He has reconstructed both the context and the events of the Haymarket tragedy with the fine hand of a novelist. The book is rich in plot development and thick characterization, and its interpretations and drama leave the reader both informed and drained.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune“Absorbing… .Green …brings this tale to vivid life [and] does a wonderful job of delineating the cross currents of labor, capital, politics, and terrorism… fascinating and deeply American.”—The Boston Globe“It tells the tale with extraordinary grace. Its simplicity of expression carries an understated dramatic charge that stays with you long after finishing.”—The Nation
About The Author
James Green
James Green is a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He grew up outside of Chicago and now lives with his family in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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