03866nam 2200613 450 991082371580332120200520144314.01-5017-5690-71-60909-197-310.1515/9781501756900(CKB)4100000001038134(OCoLC)1017611811(MdBmJHUP)muse61367(MiAaPQ)EBC4903979(DE-B1597)572241(DE-B1597)9781501756900(Au-PeEL)EBL4903979(CaPaEBR)ebr11463668(OCoLC)944958019(OCoLC)1229161616(EXLCZ)99410000000103813420171201h20162016 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCoxey's crusade for jobs unemployment in the Gilded Age /Jerry ProutDekalb, [Illinois] :Northern Illinois University Press,2016.©20161 online resource (152 pages :)illustrations ;0-87580-498-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION The Cause of the Unemployed -- CHAPTER ONE They Sleep on Marble Floors -- CHAPTER TWO The Good Roads Plan -- CHAPTER THREE A Millenarian Spectacle -- CHAPTER FOUR Through the Prism of the Argus-Eyed -- CHAPTER FIVE "Coxey is Coming" -- EPILOGUE The Crusade Continued -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index"In the depths of a depression in 1894, a highly successful Gilded Age businessman named Jacob Coxey led a group of jobless men on a march from his hometown of Massillon, Ohio, to the steps of the nation's Capitol. Though a financial panic and the resulting widespread business failures caused millions of Americans to be without work at the time, the word unemployment was rarely used and generally misunderstood. In an era that worshipped the self-reliant individual who triumphed in a laissez-faire market, the out-of-work "tramp" was disparaged as weak or flawed, and undeserving of assistance. Private charities were unable to meet the needs of the jobless, and only a few communities experimented with public works programs. Despite these limitations, Coxey conceived a plan to put millions back to work building a nationwide system of roads and drew attention to his idea with the march to Washington. In Coxey's Crusade for Jobs, Jerry Prout recounts Coxey's story and adds depth and context by focusing on the reporters who were embedded in the march. Their fascinating depictions of life on the road occupied the headlines and front pages of America's newspapers for more than a month, turning the spectacle into a serialized drama. These accounts humanized the idea of unemployment and helped Americans realize that in a new industrial economy, unemployment was not going away and the unemployed deserved attention. This unique study will appeal to scholars and students interested in the Gilded Age and US and labor history"--Provided by publisher.LaborUnited StatesHistory19th centuryUnemploymentUnited StatesHistory19th centuryWorking classUnited StatesHistory19th centuryUnemployedUnited StatesHistory19th centurypopulism, laissez-faire market, Masillon Ohio, Jacob Coxey.LaborHistoryUnemploymentHistoryWorking classHistoryUnemployedHistory331.13/797309034HIS036040bisacshProut Jerry1649730MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823715803321Coxey's crusade for jobs3998636UNINA