Bread and Roses

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An unforgettable story of the most remarkable strike in modern history.

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Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream

By Bruce Watson
Penguin Books

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.

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Weight 10.6 oz
Dimensions 8 × 5 × 0.75 in
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Paperback

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