(Download ebook) A City in Terror: Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike
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| #244113 in Books | Beacon Press | 2005-05-15 | 2005-05-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.50 x6.00l,.71 | File Name: 0807050334 | 264 pages |
||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| The book is well written but is more of a ...|By MitziMc|The book is well written but is more of a day by day political history than an actual story of the Boston policeman's struggle for a living wage. All politics!|0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Boston during the time of American Insanity in 1919|By Spencer Palme||The Boston Police Strike, long forgotten and too long ignored, is here described with great drama and verve by Francis Russell. It is an extraordinary moment in the history of Boston, as well as an important event in the nation's labor history.--Howard Zinn,
On September 9, 1919, an American nightmare came true. The entire Boston police force deserted their posts, leaving the city virtually defenseless. Women were raped on street corners, stores were looted, and pedestrians were beaten and robbed while crowds not only looked on but cheered.
The police strike and the mayhem that followed made an inconspicuous governor, Calvin Coolidge, known throughout America, turning him into a national hero and, eventually, a pres...
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