Chicago in the age of capital class, politics, and democracy during the Civil War and Reconstruction - Jentz, John B., 1944-; Schneirov, Richard; ebrary, Inc. (Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2012)
The city -- The internationale of the citizen workers: from slavery to the labor question -- The eight-hour day and the legitimacy of wage labor -- Chicago's immigrant working class and the rise of urban populism, 1867-73 -- Class and politics during the depression of the 1870s -- Combat in the streets: the Railroad Strike of 1877 and its consequences -- Regime change.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Labor -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Working class -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Capitalism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Industrialization -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Chicago (Ill.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century; Electronic books