Grand Master Workman : Terence Powderly and the Knights of Labor / Craig Phelan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phelan, Craig, 1958-

Series:

Contributions in labor studies ; no. 55.

Contributions in labor studies, 0886-8239 ; no. 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Powderly, Terence Vincent, 1849-1924.

Powderly, Terence Vincent.

Knights of Labor--History.

Knights of Labor.

Labor unions--United States--History.

Labor unions.

Labor movement--United States--History.

Labor movement.

Radicalism--United States--History.

Radicalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Noble Order of the Knights of Labor was the most ambitious and significant labor organization of the Gilded Age.As the charismatic leader of this group, Terence Powderly was America's first nationally known labor leader, the first to achieve a high degree of recognition from working people, industrialists, and politicians across the continent.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 A Child of Industrial America: January 1849 - September 1879

Chapter 2 Building a National Movement: September 1879 - September 1881

Chapter 3 Growth and Its Discontents: September 1881 - September 1883

Chapter 4 A Multiplicity of Goals: September 1883 - September 1885

Chapter 5 The Great Upheaval: September 1885 - September 1888

Chapter 6 Failure of a Dream: September 1888 - June 1924

Conclusion

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781567508840

1567508847

OCLC:

70765479