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Jentz, John B., 1944-

Chicago in the age of capital class, politics, and democracy during the Civil War and Reconstruction / [electronic resource] : John B. Jentz and Richard Schneirov. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012. - xii, 310 p. : ill. - Working class in American history .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Labor--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Working class--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Capitalism--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Industrialization--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.


Chicago (Ill.)--Social conditions--19th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--Economic conditions--19th century.


Electronic books.

HD8085.C53 / J46 2012eb

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