The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America by Jack Kelly

The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America

Jack Kelly

320 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

Description

"Timely and urgent...The core of The Edge of Anarchy is a thrilling description of the boycott of Pullman cars and equipment by Eugene Debs's fledgling American Railway Union..." --The New York Times"During the summer of 1894, the stubborn and ira...

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Moods

informative 100%
dark 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
adventurous 33%
challenging 33%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
emotional 16%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 71%
slow 14%
fast 14%

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