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Bread and Roses

Milton Meltzer

19671 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
1967
first published
  • 1973Random House · 231 pages · ENGISBN 9780394708058
  • 1977New American Library · 231 pages · ENGISBN 9780451615749
  • 1977New American Library · 231 pages · ENG
  • 1991Facts on File · 167 pages · ENGISBN 9780816023714
  • 1977Signet · 1 pages · ENGISBN 9780451627704
  • 1977Signet · 1 pagesISBN 9780451623966
  • 1967Alfred a KnopfISBN 9780394918501
  • 2001Replica Books · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9780735102163

Uses original source material to portray the momentous changes that took place in American labor, industry, and trade-unionism following the Civil War. Focuses on the work environment in this early age of mass production and mechanization, and shows how abusive conditions often led to labor unrest.

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Written forMiddle grade
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