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American City: A Rank and File History of Minneapolis
Charles Rumford Walker
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Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJG; HBTB; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
In the spring of 1934, a small group of militant union organizers led Minneapolis truckers on a series of strikes that sought to break the city's antiunion grip. The striking truckers, in protest of scab workers, took to the streets of the city's warehouse district where they faced violent opposition from the police and members of the Citizen's Alliance, a group representing Minneapolis's business community. The conflict exploded when police fired on the unarmed strikers, killing four and injuring countless others. The events surrounding Bloody Friday shifted the balance of power between labor and business in Minneapolis and proved to ... Read more
In the spring of 1934, a small group of militant union organizers led Minneapolis truckers on a series of strikes that sought to break the city's antiunion grip. The striking truckers, in protest of scab workers, took to the streets of the city's warehouse district where they faced violent opposition from the police and members of the Citizen's Alliance, a group representing Minneapolis's business community. The conflict exploded when police fired on the unarmed strikers, killing four and injuring countless others. The events surrounding Bloody Friday shifted the balance of power between labor and business in Minneapolis and proved to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816646074
SKU
V9780816646074
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About Charles Rumford Walker
Charles Rumford Walker (1893-1974) was a journalist, editor, and labor activist He is the author of numerous short stories, plays, articles, and books, including Steel: The Diary of a Furnace Worker. Mary Lethert Wingerd is assistant professor of history at St. Cloud State University. She is the author of Claiming the City: Politics, Faith, and the Power of Place in ... Read more
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