"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 American Railway Union..." --The New York Times"During the summer of 1894, the stubborn and irascible Pullman became a central player in what the New York Times called "the Greatest battle between Labor and capital ever] inaugurated in the United States." Jack Kelly tells the fascinating tale of that terrible struggle." --The Wall Street Journal"Pay attention, because The Edge of Anarchy not only captures the flickering Kinetoscopic spirit of one of the great Labor-Capital showdowns in American history, it helps focus today\'s great debates over the power of economic concentration and the rights and futures of American workers." --Brian Alexander, author of Glass House"In gripping detail, The Edge of Anarchy reminds us of what a pivotal figure Eugene V.
Eugene Debs, founder of the nation\'s first industrial union, was determin.
George Pullman, who amassed a fortune by making train travel a pleasure, thought the model town that he built for his workers would erase urban squalor.
This epochal tale offers fascinating portraits of two iconic characters of the age.
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Famine threatened, riots broke out along the rail lines.
At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of Railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country.
The Edge of Anarchy by Jack Kelly offers a vivid account of the Greatest Uprising of working people in American history. a tale of courage and the steadfast pursuit of principles at great personal risk." --Tom Clavin, New York Times bestselling author of Dodge City The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America.
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The core of The Edge of Anarchy is a thrilling description of the boycott of Pullman cars and equipment by Eugene Debs\'s fledgling American Railway Union..." --The New York Times"During the summer of 1894, the stubborn and irascible Pullman became a central player in what the New York Times called "the Greatest battle between Labor and capital ever] inaugurated in the United States." Jack Kelly tells the fascinating tale of that terrible struggle." --The Wall Street Journal"Pay attention, because The Edge of Anarchy not only captures the flickering Kinetoscopic spirit of one of the great Labor-Capital showdowns in American history, it helps focus today\'s great debates over the power of economic concentration and the rights and futures of American workers." --Brian Alexander, author of Glass House"In gripping detail, The Edge of Anarchy reminds us of what a pivotal figure Eugene V
