BREAD AND ROSES: MILLS, MIGRANTS, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM

Watson, Bruce

ISBN 10: 0670033979 / ISBN 13: 9780670033973

Published by Viking, New York, 2005

About this Item

A very interesting account of the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts; includes endnotes, bibliography and an index in 357 pages Very Good in dust jacket; remainder mark on bottom edge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BREAD AND ROSES: MILLS, MIGRANTS, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM
• Publisher: Viking, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670033979
• ISBN 13: 9780670033973
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Dimensions: 6.24W x 1.26H x 9.22D inches 6.24 inches width by 1.26 inches height by 9.22 inches depth

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Synopsis

An account of the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, draws on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories to identify the strike's key figures and events, from the walkout of 23,000 workers to the evacuations of their children to Manhattan. 30,000 first printing.

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.