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Strike!
The Bitter Struggle of American Workers from Colonial Times to the Present
By Colman, Penny
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-56294-459-9
- Publisher
- Millbrook Press
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1996
Gr 6-9 An overview of 200 years of labor struggles. The "Great Uprising of 1877" punctuates the introductory chapter, suggesting the scope and intensity of the major strikes in this country. In describing this brutal occurrence, Colman emphasizes three facts--that throughout our history employers have not willingly shared their profits with workers, that the federal government has backed the employers, and that workers have fought bravely and endured much to improve working conditions and achieve fair ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
