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Bread and Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream reprint Edition
Author(s): Bruce Watson (Author)
- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Date: 25 July 2006
- Edition: reprint
- Language: English
- Print length: 368 pages
- ISBN-10: 0143037358
- ISBN-13: 9780143037354
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Fast-paced, well-researched... Packed with facts, but Watson... makes it an exciting read. ( The New York Times Book Review ) A panoramic glimpse of a half-forgotten America. ( Publishers Weekly )
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.
