Pittsburgh and the Great Steel Strike of 1919

By: Ryan C. Brown

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Synopsis: Author Ryan C. Brown details the harrowing days of the Great Steel Strike of 1919 that rocked Pittsburgh and its seemingly impregnable "principality of steel."In 1919, the steel industry of Pittsburgh was on the brink of war. Years of labor strife broke out into open conflict as steel workers launched the biggest strike to date in the United States, paralyzing mills from Youngstown to Johnstown and beyond. Radical unionists, anarchists and Bolshevik sympathizers set bombs, planned for revolution and fought police in violent battles. As the postwar Red Scare began to sweep the nation, federal agents used the strikes as an excuse to comb Pittsburgh's immigrant neighborhoods looking for communists.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 178 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781439667910
Related ISBNs:: 9781467142588
Publisher:: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Date of Addition:: 03/30/22
Copyrighted By:: Ryan C. Brown
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.