Bread and Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream
by Bruce Watson
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Read in February, 2008
We often think multiculturalism was invented in the last few decades, but Watson tells an incredible story of solidarity across dozens of languages. Workers and families from dozens of countries stood strong in the face of physical violence, and the threat of starvation to lift themselves from the dark tenements and immense deafening factories in this mill town. Their incredible sacrifices made a difference in factories across New England and are part of the legacy we inherit today.
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An extremely interesting account of the darkerside of the gilded age. This lends support to alot of the Zinn I've read and the notion that the 1920's socialist movement wasn't just for eastern europoeans.
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Read in October, 2007
I've been on a New England history kick lately. The writing in this book can be a bit on the cheesy side, but it's certainly well-researched, and you'd have to be a pretty horrible writer not to make this story interesting.
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Read in July, 2008
This as a good look at the IWW (i.e. Wooblies), and the socialist movements in the early 1900's. Especially in the mill towns of New England.
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