Pittsburgh and the Great Steel Strike of 1919

Author Ryan C. Brown details the harrowing days of the Great Steel Strike of 1919 that rocked Pittsburgh and its seemingly impregnable "principality of steel."

In 1919, the steel industry of Pittsburgh was on the brink of war. Years of labor strife broke out into open conflict as steel workers launched the biggest strike to date in the United States, paralyzing mills from Youngstown to Johnstown and beyond. Radical unionists, anarchists and Bolshevik sympathizers set bombs, planned for revolution and fought police in violent battles. As the postwar Red Scare began to sweep the nation, federal agents used the strikes as an excuse to comb Pittsburgh's immigrant neighborhoods looking for communists.

Author: Ryan Brown
Publisher: History Press
Published: 09/09/2019
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781467142588

About the Author
Ryan C. Brown is a journalist and writer based in Pittsburgh. Born there and raised nearby, Ryan studied journalism at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown and has covered politics, local government and history for several Western Pennsylvania news outlets. Along with his wife, Kelly, he is active in the labor movement and in community organizations.