Harvey Wasserman's History of the United StatesHarper & Row, 1975 - 262 pages |
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... 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 million industrial injuries were reported in 1913. The railroads alone killed ...
... 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 million industrial injuries were reported in 1913. The railroads alone killed ...
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... killed in a riot at Laurens , South Carolina . A U.S. attorney estimated that 1000 blacks a year were killed in Texas from 1868 to 1870. General Philip Sheridan guessed that 3500 people , mostly black , were killed or wounded in ...
... killed in a riot at Laurens , South Carolina . A U.S. attorney estimated that 1000 blacks a year were killed in Texas from 1868 to 1870. General Philip Sheridan guessed that 3500 people , mostly black , were killed or wounded in ...
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... ranks . One policeman was killed , seventy injured , of whom six more would die . The police immediately regrouped and opened fire on the fleeing crowd , killing at least one and wounding at 1 125 The Revolt of the Workers.
... ranks . One policeman was killed , seventy injured , of whom six more would die . The police immediately regrouped and opened fire on the fleeing crowd , killing at least one and wounding at 1 125 The Revolt of the Workers.
Contents
The Robber Barons | 3 |
The People | 52 |
The Revolt of the Farmers | 61 |
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