Front cover image for Streets, railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877

Streets, railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877

David O. Stowell (Author)
Compares the experiences of the New York communities of Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse during the strikes of 1877, and argues that the crowds were seeking control over urban space, rather than higher wages or workplace control

Print Book, English, 1999
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1999