{"product_id":"labor-revolt-in-alabama-robert-david-ward-9780817350574","title":"Labor Revolt in Alabama: The Great Strike of 1894","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe gripping story of the 1894 Alabama coal miners strike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Alabama coal miners' strike of 1894 to gain improved working conditions and to protect themselves from wage reductions. The authors recount the depression of the early 1890s, which set the stage for the strike, and the subsequent use of convict labor, which became a catalyst. The gripping story of the strike includes the dramatic decision to strike and corporate attempts to break the strike by the use of company guards and \"scab\" labor. In Alabama corporate bosses inflamed passions further by deploying African American \"black leg\" workers, ultimately requiring the deployment of the state militia to restore peace. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert David Ward,William Warren Rogers Sr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817350578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817350574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 5.56w x 0.54d","brand":"Robert David Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483715842303,"sku":"9780817350574","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_535d4aef-5453-45f1-a32b-545d15364135.jpg?v=1778040189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/labor-revolt-in-alabama-robert-david-ward-9780817350574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}