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Chicago in the Age of Capital : Class, Politics, and Democracy During the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Jentz, John B.

Chicago in the Age of Capital : Class, Politics, and Democracy During the Civil War and Reconstruction. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (330 pages) - Working Class in American History Series . - Working Class in American History Series .

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The City -- 2 The Internationale of the Citizen Workers: From Slavery to the Labor Question -- 3 The Eight-Hour Day and the Legitimacy of Wage Labor -- 4 Chicago's Immigrant Working Class and the Rise of Urban Populism, 1867-73 -- 5 Class and Politics during the Depression of the 1870s -- 6 Combat in the Streets: The Railroad Strike of 1877 and Its Consequences -- 7 Regime Change -- Notes -- Index -- back cover.

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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.


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