Pullman Case

by David Ray Papke

Book Overview

When the American Railway Union went on strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1894, it set into motion a chain of events whose repercussions are still felt today. The strike pitted America's largest industrial union against twenty-four railroads, paralyzed rail traffic in half the country, and in the end was broken up by federal troops and suppressed by the courts, with union leader Eugene Debs incarcerated. But behind the Pullman case...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700609547
• ISBN13: 9780700609543
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic book

The Pullman Case is a very well written account of the American Railway Union strike. Despite the seemingly dry material, the author manages to be concise and makes otherwise bland events quite entertaining. I highly recommend this book for gaining an appreciation of the historical underpinnings of the battle between labor and capital in America.