{"product_id":"the-edge-of-anarchy-the-railroad-barons-the-gilded-age-and-the-greatest-labor-uprising-in-america-9781250128867","title":"The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons  the Gilded Age  and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Timely and urgent...The core of The Edge of Anarchy is a thrilling description of the boycott of Pullman cars and equipment by Eugene Debss fledgling American Railway Union...\" The New York Times  \"During the summer of 1894  the stubborn and irascible Pullman became a central player in what the New York Times called the greatest battle between labor and capital ever inaugurated in the United States. Jack Kelly tells the fascinating tale of that terrible struggle.\" The Wall Street Journal  \"Pay attention  because The Edge of Anarchy not only captures the flickering Kinetoscopic spirit of one of the great Labor-Capital showdowns in American history  it helps focus todays great debates over the power of economic concentration and the rights and futures of American workers.\" Brian Alexander  author of Glass House  \"In gripping detail  The Edge of Anarchy reminds us of what a pivotal figure Eugene V. Debs was in the history of American labor... a tale of courage and the steadfast pursuit of principles at great personal risk.\" Tom Clavin  New York Times bestselling author of Dodge City  The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry  labor  and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America.  The Edge of Anarchy by Jack Kelly offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age  a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country. Famine threatened  riots broke out along the rail lines. Soon the U.S. Army was on the march and gunfire rang from the streets of major cities.  This epochal tale offers fascinating portraits of two iconic characters of the age. George Pullman  who amassed a fortune by making train travel a pleasure  thought the model town that he built for his workers would erase urban squalor. Eugene Debs  founder of the nations first industrial union  was determined to wrench power away from the reigning plutocrats. The clash between the two mens conflicting ideals pushed the country to what the U.S. Attorney General called the ragged edge of anarchy.  Many of the themes of The Edge of Anarchy could be taken from todays headlinesupheaval in Americas industrial heartland  wage stagnation  breakneck technological change  and festering conflict over race  immigration  and inequality. With the country now in a New Gilded Age  this look back at the violent conflict of an earlier era offers illuminating perspectives along with a breathtaking story of a nation on the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647168438325,"sku":"ByrdShop_1250128862","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781250128867.jpg?v=1781689521","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-edge-of-anarchy-the-railroad-barons-the-gilded-age-and-the-greatest-labor-uprising-in-america-9781250128867","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}