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"Since the strike of 1894, the primary historical issue posed by George M. Pullman's model workers' community has been whether it should be interpreted as vicious exploitation or as naive paternalism....This full-length history of the town of Pullman considerably expands this framework. [Buder] has written an objective, well-documented book....He has attempted to understand, rather than summarily condemn, the motives of its founder. He has even removed it from the confines of labour history by treating it as well from the perspective of community planning....Pullman will prove useful to historians in a wide range of fields."--Stuart Blumin, Economic History Review
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Stanley Buder is at Baruch College, City University of New York.
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Excellent study of Pullman; the man, company, and town,
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This brilliantly researched and presented study by Buder objectively analyzes the impact that George Pullman had on the railroad industry, business in general, and his "model town" specifically. Buder looks at not only the why, but the how of the town's failure. After a good reading, discussions of "paternalism" vs. "benevolency" are sure to arise.
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Andrew Carnegie's Triumphant Democracy was an encomium for his adopted country with the highest accolade, "typical American," given to the sleeping-car king, George Pullman. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
model tenement movement, model town, town agent, arcade building Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Pullman, New York, Pullman Palace Car Company, Hyde Park, United States, Illinois Central, Long Branch, Duane Doty, Prairie Avenue, Relief Committee, Strike Commission, Lake Calumet, Market Hall, Michigan Avenue, South Chicago, Chicago Times, Marshall Field, Union Pacific, American Railway Union, Chicago Tribune, Columbian Exposition, Florence Hotel, Lake Vista, Mayor Hopkins, Michigan Central New!
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Andrew Carnegie's Triumphant Democracy was an encomium for his adopted country with the highest accolade, "typical American," given to the sleeping-car king, George Pullman. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
model tenement movement, model town, town agent, arcade building Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Pullman, New York, Pullman Palace Car Company, Hyde Park, United States, Illinois Central, Long Branch, Duane Doty, Prairie Avenue, Relief Committee, Strike Commission, Lake Calumet, Market Hall, Michigan Avenue, South Chicago, Chicago Times, Marshall Field, Union Pacific, American Railway Union, Chicago Tribune, Columbian Exposition, Florence Hotel, Lake Vista, Mayor Hopkins, Michigan Central New!
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- The Pullman Strike: The Classic First-Hand Account Of An Epoch-Making Struggle In US Labor History by William H Carwardine on 4 pages
- Triumphant Democracy by Andrew Carnegie on page 3, page 15, and page 140
- The Pullman Strike: The Story of a Unique Experiment and of a Great Labor Upheaval (Phoenix Books) by Almont Lindsey in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Plan of Chicago by Daniel Burnham in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Gilded Age by C R Gibson Company on page 104, and page 216
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- Morning Glories by Amy Bridges on page 218
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