Author: Watson, Bruce
Title: Bread aand Roses: Mills, Migrants, And The Struggle For The American Dream
Description: London, England, Viking, 2005. (ISBN: 0670033979) Hardcover, Large 8vo, Book, A history of the winter of 1912 in Lawrence, Massachusetts that began when thousands of workers stormed out of the massive textile mills that lined the Merrimack River north of Boston. After receiving their paychecks that morning, "they were protesting a pay cut, but were really on strike for their lives. Black and white photographs. Book is hard cover in near fine condition with a very good dust jacket. Picture of a standoff between the strikers and militia on the front of the dust jacket. 357 pages, 0670033979. spine - rust color with black and white title. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: United states history, Worker strikes, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1912