History

Posted: December 11th, 2013

September 24
The Labor Wars: American Workers Organize
Read: Zeiler, Ambassadors in Pinstripes, chapter 5 & Conclusion (p. 157-192)
Roark, The American Promise, p. 615-624 & 644-651

Write:
1. What is Zeiler’s thesis (central argument) of this book? Quote a specific line from the text if possible to support your answer.
2. How are the business practices of Albert Spalding similar to the tactics of other Gilded Age business leaders?
3. How are the experiences of the baseball tourists similar to those of American workers in other industries?
4. Select several adjectives to describe Americans of this era according to their portrayal in Zeiler’s narrative. Are Americans of the late 1880s likeable people, or not?