Republicans and Labor: 1919-1929 - Paperback

by Robert H. Zieger (Author)

At no other time in American history had labor unrest been more evident than the period immediately after World War I. Mr. Zeiger here recounts the labor problems that faced the Republican administrations of Presidents Harding and Coolidge- massive strikes, antiracial hysteria, and the hardening of class attitudes throughout the nation- and describes the programs and policies of Republican leaders-particularly those of Herbert Hoover-to solve them. The author finds that while suspicion and animo

Author Biography

Robert H. Zeiger is associate professor of history at Wisconsin State University at Stevens Point.