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by Bruce Watson

A rousing history with the narrative drive of a novel, this is the true-to-life tale of the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, that became the fabric of a community and an inspiration to workers around the world. High school & older.


Summary

On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable acts of cruelty, and even a protracted murder trial that tested the boundaries of free speech. A rousing look at a seminal and overlooked chapter of the past, Bread and Roses is indispensable reading.

From the publisher

Bruce Watson is an award-winning journalist whose articles have been published in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Examiner, Yankee Magazine, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003.

First line

The workday started with whistles.

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  • Title Bread and Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream
  • Author Bruce Watson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York
  • Date July 25, 2006
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780143037354 / 0143037358
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Strikes and lockouts - Textile industry -, Labor disputes - United States - History -
  • Dewey Decimal Code 331.892

Media reviews

Fast-paced, well-researched... Packed with facts, but Watson... makes it an exciting read. (The New York Times Book Review)A panoramic glimpse of a half-forgotten America. (Publishers Weekly)

Citations

  • New York Times, 08/13/2006, Page 24

About the author

Bruce Watson is an award-winning journalist whose articles have been published in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Examiner, Yankee Magazine, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003.
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