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Book SynopsisExplores the effect of race, gender, and nationality in the long struggle for economic justice by men and women of the Pullman Company.
Trade Review"This densely argued and richly documented study demands much of the reader, but it also yields substantial rewards that prod us to rethink what once seemed a familiar story."--
American Historical Review"Hirsch's close analysis of payroll and employee service records. . .provides concrete evidence often missing from larger-scale studies of how management carefully manipulated the social division of labor in its quest to control the workplace."--
Enterprise & Society"Hirsch covers broad topics so thoroughly, weaves them together with such skill, and supports her conclusions with such exhaustive research in primary and secondary sources, that the book stands as a remarkable achievement."--
Maryland Historical Magazine"A solid case study that deserves readership."--
Business History Review"Examining the developments within the Pullman Company before and especially after the events of 1894, this book constitutes an important case study in changing industrial relations in the United States."--David Montgomery, author of
The Fall of the House of LaborTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. Working for a Monopoly in Formation 7
2. Two Roads to the Open Shop 42
3. The State and Pullman Workers 70
4. Restoring the Open Shop 100
5. A New Deal for Pullman Workers! 128
6. The War at Home 156
7. The Last Pullman Workers 186
Conclusion 207
Appendix: The Pullman Repair Shop Databases 213
Notes 221
Index 287
Illustrations follow page 112
