{"product_id":"gastonia-1929-john-a-salmond-9780807859742","title":"Gastonia 1929: The Story of the Loray Mill Strike","description":"Of the wave of labor strikes that swept through the South in 1929, the one at the Loray Mill in Gastonia, North Carolina, is perhaps the best remembered. In \u003ci\u003eGastonia 1929\u003c\/i\u003e John Salmond provides the first detailed account of the complex events surrounding the strike at the largest textile mill in the Southeast. His compelling narrative unravels the confusing story of the shooting of the town's police chief, the trials of the alleged killers, the unsolved murder of striker Ella May Wiggins, and the strike leaders' conviction and subsequent flight to the Soviet Union. Describing the intensifying climate of violence in the region, Salmond presents the strike within the context of the southern vigilante tradition and as an important chapter in American economic and labor history in the years after World War I. He draws particular attention to the crucial role played by women as both supporters and leaders of the strike, and he highlights the importance of race and class issues in the unfolding of events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John a. Salmond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807859745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807859742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"John a. Salmond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926314320127,"sku":"9780807859742","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_13bae7c7-a7df-47b0-a2d1-05ad0112d044.jpg?v=1681082380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gastonia-1929-john-a-salmond-9780807859742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}