Bread and Roses

By Milton Meltzer

Subjects: Labor and laboring classes, Labor movement, Social conditions, History, Labor unions, united states, United States, Labor unions, history, Labor movement, united states, Working class, United states, social conditions, 1865-1945, Trade-unions, Labor unions

Description: 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.