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Riders in the Night /
Riders in the Night is the story of the revolt of the tobacco growers against the American Tobacco Company. It is an accurate delineation of one of the largest violent uprising in United States history, and offers an intimate sense of life in the tobacco country.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, Pa. :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. The Land and Its Tribes
- 2. The Romance of Toil, Sweat and Tears
- 3. The Soulless Tobacco Trust
- 4. Tobacco Worm Bites Trust
- 5. Rally Round the Flag, Boys
- 6. The Lash and the Torch
- 7. Flash, Firebrand: Clash, Battle Axe!
- 8. The Fires Grow Dim on My Old Tennessee Home
- 9. Hell Raising in the Hills and Hollers
- 10. Techniques of Terror
- 11. All Quiet on the Night-Rider Front
- 12. The Battle of the Governors
- 13. Clarksville
- Queen City of the Black Patch
- 14. Tandy & Fairleigh and Latham Circus Will Be in Town
- 15. Never Call Retreat
- 16. Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- 17. Worms Off the Old Tobacco Stem
- 18. One Strong Man Makes a Majority
- 19. Ban-the-Bomb Boys
- 20. Wild Fire in the Blue Grass
- 21. He Who Rides and Runs Away
- 22. The Moving Finger Writes
- 23. We Fear No Judge Nor Jury
- 24. Thirty Pieces of Silver
- 25. Ghost Riders of the Past
- 26. The Mill of the Gods
- 27. The Law and Evidence
- 28. Envoi
- Note on Sources
- Bibliography
- Index