Harvey Wasserman's History of the United StatesHarper & Row, 1975 - 262 pages |
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... better service and lower rates . ” Then , with the competition driven out of business , “ he would raise his rates without pity , to the lasting misery of his clients . ” Vanderbilt slowly collected a fleet of ships , and in the crazed ...
... better service and lower rates . ” Then , with the competition driven out of business , “ he would raise his rates without pity , to the lasting misery of his clients . ” Vanderbilt slowly collected a fleet of ships , and in the crazed ...
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... better system ? . . . There MUST be a better one . In 1890 ( the year of Wounded Knee ) Alliancemen poured into the elections - Weaver in Iowa , Ignatius Donnelly in Minne- sota , Jerry Simpson , Mary Lease , William Peffer in Kansas ...
... better system ? . . . There MUST be a better one . In 1890 ( the year of Wounded Knee ) Alliancemen poured into the elections - Weaver in Iowa , Ignatius Donnelly in Minne- sota , Jerry Simpson , Mary Lease , William Peffer in Kansas ...
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... better society through improved working conditions , shorter hours , and better pay . Through them , society itself would be gradually uplifted . But Gompers ' " pure and simple " trade unionism was rough on the unskilled workers . The ...
... better society through improved working conditions , shorter hours , and better pay . Through them , society itself would be gradually uplifted . But Gompers ' " pure and simple " trade unionism was rough on the unskilled workers . The ...
Contents
The Robber Barons | 3 |
The People | 52 |
The Revolt of the Farmers | 61 |
Copyright | |
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