The great cowboy strike : bullets, ballots & class conflicts in the American West /
In the pantheon of American icons, the cowboy embodies the traits of 'rugged individualism,' independent, solitary and stoical. In reality, cowboys were grossly exploited and underpaid seasonal workers, who responded to the abuses of their employers in a series of militant strikes. Their r...
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Main Author: |
Lause, Mark A.
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Format: | Book
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Language: | English |
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London ; Brooklyn, New York :
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[2017]
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