Republicans and Labor: 1919-1929

By Robert H. Zieger

Book Overview

At no other time in American history had labor unrest been more evident than the period immediately after World War I. Mr. Zeiger here recounts the labor problems that faced the Republican administrations of Presidents Harding and Coolidge- massive strikes, antiracial hysteria, and the hardening of class attitudes throughout the nation- and describes the programs and policies of Republican leaders-particularly those of Herbert Hoover-to solve them. The author finds that while suspicion and animo

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813155401
• ISBN13: 9780813155401
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher