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Bread and Roses

Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream
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Description

On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked chapter of the past, Bread and Roses is indispensable reading.

Product Details

PublisherPenguin Books
Publish DateJuly 25, 2006
Pages368
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780143037354
Dimensions8.0 X 5.1 X 0.8 inches | 0.6 pounds

About the Author

Bruce Watson is an award-winning journalist whose articles have been published in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Examiner, Yankee Magazine, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003.

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