Workingmen's Democracy
The Knights of Labor and American Politics
The acclaimed history of the labor powerhouse
Paper – $23
978-0-252-01256-3
eBook – $19.95
978-0-252-05446-4
Publication Date
Paperback: 07/01/1985
About the Book
Focusing on the operation and influence of the Knights of Labor-the leading labor organization of the nineteenth century-Workingmen's Democracy explores the dreams, achievements, and failures of a movement that sought to renew the democratic potential of American institutions.About the Author
Leon Fink is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His books include The Long Gilded Age: American Capitalism and the Lessons of a New World Order and Workers in Hard Times: A Long View of Economic Crises.Also by this author
Reviews
"The pick of a growing crop of studies on the American working class."--The Nation"An important work, the best of several recent volumes on the Knights."--American Historical Review
Awards
• Runner-up, AHA Prize in American History (formerly: John H. Dunning Prize in United States History), 1985• Runner-up, Beveridge Family Prize in American History (formerly Albert J. Beveridge) - (AHA), 1985
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