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"Like fire in broom straw" : Southern journalism and the textile strikes of 1929-1931 / Robert Weldon Whalen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whalen, Robert Weldon, 1950-
- Series:
- Contributions in American history 0084-9219 ; no. 191.
- Contributions in American history, 0084-9219 ; no. 191
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Journalism--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Journalism.
- American newspapers--Southern States.
- American newspapers.
- Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry--Press coverage--Southern States.
- Strikes and lockouts.
- Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry.
- Press coverage.
- History.
- Southern States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 125 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- Introduction: "Like Fire in Broom Straw" 1
- 1. Eruption and Astonishment 13
- 2. Hysteria and the Restoration of Order 27
- 3. Metaphors of Struggle 41
- 4. Portraits of Workers 53
- 5. Girls Everywhere 67
- 6. The Inescapable Question of Race 81
- 7. What Is To Be Done? 93
- Conclusion: "Journalism Below the Potomac" 105.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [111]-118) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313316988
- OCLC:
- 45284662
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