Boston Police Strike of 1919 (eBook)

Politics, Riots, and the Fight for Unionization

Willard M. Oliver (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
332 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-4412-1 (ISBN)

Infos

At 5:45 p.m. on September 9, 1919, Boston was effectively without a police force, leaving the city victim to four days of crime, looting, and violence. Ordered to disband their newly organized police union, the officers voted to walk off their posts in protest, leading to the greatest tragedy in American policing: the Boston Police Strike of 1919.This is a compelling account of the historical antecedents that led to the strike and its complex political and societal ramifications. Through meticulous research, Oliver explores the perspectives and motivations of all involved, from the police officers attempting to unionize to the city's leaders trying to retain command and control of its patrolmen.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 17 Illustrations including: - 17 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht
• Schlagworte: 1919 • Boston Police • Boston Police Department • Boston Police Strike • Calvin Coolidge • History of labor unions • Labor Unions • mob violence • police history • police unions • policing • Unions
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-4412-3 / 1538144123
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-4412-1 / 9781538144121