Harvey Wasserman's History of the United StatesHarper & Row, 1975 - 262 pages |
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... industrial machine and prepared to open the West . A homestead act was passed as well as an immigration act , high tariffs , and a reform of the national banking system . Industrial entrepreneurs poured into the capitol for huge ...
... industrial machine and prepared to open the West . A homestead act was passed as well as an immigration act , high tariffs , and a reform of the national banking system . Industrial entrepreneurs poured into the capitol for huge ...
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... industrial system was killing 100 workers every day - around 35,000 were killed each year , with over 500,000 reported injured . More than 700,000 American workers were killed in industrial " accidents " from 1888 to 1908. Nearly a ...
... industrial system was killing 100 workers every day - around 35,000 were killed each year , with over 500,000 reported injured . More than 700,000 American workers were killed in industrial " accidents " from 1888 to 1908. Nearly a ...
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... industrial army . A unified industrial union would offer a solid alternative to the AF of L and would provide the muscle of the revolution . In 1905 some 200 Socialist and radical labor leaders met in Chicago . The conference was ...
... industrial army . A unified industrial union would offer a solid alternative to the AF of L and would provide the muscle of the revolution . In 1905 some 200 Socialist and radical labor leaders met in Chicago . The conference was ...
Contents
The Robber Barons | 3 |
The People | 52 |
The Revolt of the Farmers | 61 |
Copyright | |
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