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9) The Republic
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This enriched classic edition includes : A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information ; A chronology of the author's life and work ; A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context ; An outline of key themes to guide the reader's own interpretations ; Detailed explanatory notes ; Critical analysis and modern perspectives on the work ; Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and...
Author
Language
English
Description
A documented account of the growth of the American labor movement from the Civil War to World War I. Examines labor conditions resulting from the change to mass production in mine, mill, and railroad; child labor; women workers; tenement life and sweatshops as contrasted to the life of the rich in the Gilded Age; and the strikes that made the union a permanent institution.
Author
Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[1968]
Language
English
Description
Passages from contemporary letters, songs, speeches, newspapers,and autobiographical material bound by the author's own narrative examine the Afro-American's role in and contribution to the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War and the resulting change in his position as a citizen.
