The first generalized confrontation between labor and capital in the United States, which effectively shut down the entire railway system. "An essential additio

For one week in late July of 1877, America shook with anger and fear as a variety of urban residents, mostly working class, attacked railroad property in dozens

The United States looks today much like it did in the late 19th to early 20th century. Open class conflict is disappearing, strikes are becoming rare, unions ar

Following the Civil War, large corporations emerged in the United States and became intent on maximizing their power and profits at all costs. Political corrupt

"Timely and urgent...The core of The Edge of Anarchy is a thrilling description of the boycott of Pullman cars and equipment by Eugene Debs’s fledgling Americ