Community in conflict [electronic resource] : a working-class history of the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike and the Italian Hall Tragedy / Gary Kaunonen and Aaron Goings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaunonen, Gary.

Contributor:

Goings, Aaron.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914.

Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913.

Strikes and lockouts--Miners--Michigan--Calumet Region--History--20th century.

Strikes and lockouts.

Copper mines and mining--Michigan--Calumet Region--History--20th century.

Copper mines and mining.

Working class--Michigan--Calumet Region--History--20th century.

Working class.

Calumet Region (Mich.)--Economic conditions--20th century.

Calumet Region (Mich.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A mirror of great changes that were occurring on the national labor rights scene, the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike was a time of unprecedented social upheaval in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With organized labor taking an aggressive stance against the excesses of unfettered capitalism, the stage was set for a major struggle between labor and management. The Michigan Copper Strike received national attention and garnered the support of luminaries in organized labor like Mother Jones, John Mitchell, Clarence Darrow, and Charles Moyer. The hope of victory was overshadowed, however, by

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Context; Chapter 2. Community; Chapter 3. Immigrants; Chapter 4. Troublemakers; Chapter 5. Organization; Chapter 6. Union; Chapter 7. Company; Chapter 8. Tragedy; Chapter 9. Fire!?; Chapter 10. Cave-In; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60917-385-6

OCLC:

857119811