1916 Preparedness Day Bombing - Anarchy and Terrorism in Progressive Era America

List of contents

1. "Perpetuated Hatred and Suspicion":
Labor & Capital at Odds


2. "The Wrath of Man":
Anarchism Comes to the United States


3. "Assassins, Murderers, Conspirators":
The March of Progressive Era Radicalism & Violence


4. "The Road to Universal Slaughter" & "This Dastardly Act":
The Preparedness Debate & Bombing


5. "The Fanatic Demon":
The Manhunt


6. "The Act of One is the Act of All":
The Trial


7. "Fighting Anarchists of America":

The Attacks of 1919 & 1920, and the Mooney Defense Onward

Summary

This book contextualizes the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day Bombing in the broader context of American radicalism and anarchism during the Progressive Era, and introduces students to this underexplored yet characteristic moment in the strained relationship between capital and labor.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey A. Johnson, Jeffrey A. (Providence College Johnson, Johnson Jeffrey A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138672833
• ISBN: 978-1-138-67283-3
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Critical Moments in American History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Terrorism, armed struggle, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)