TY - BOOK AU - Bellesiles,Michael A. TI - 1877: America's year of living violently SN - 9781595584410 AV - E671 .B47 2010 U1 - 973.8/3 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - New Press, Distributed by Perseus Distribution KW - Railroad Strike (United States : 1877) KW - fast KW - Social conflict KW - United States KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Violence KW - Racism KW - Railroad Strike, U.S., 1877 KW - Civilization KW - Economic history KW - Race relations KW - Unruhen KW - idszbz KW - Gesellschaft KW - sears KW - Strikes KW - Railroads KW - 1865-1918 KW - Economic conditions KW - USA N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; On the edge of a volcano -- Seeking white unity -- Bringing order to the West -- The terror of poverty -- The great insurrection -- Homicidal nation -- Breaking the spell N2 - Describes a time of upheaval in America--when the country was in a deep economic depression, white supremacists roamed the South, and a nationwide railroad strike led to bloodshed--and discusses how the events of 1877 also fueled cultural and intellectual innovation ER -