City of Workers, City of Struggle How Labor Movements Changed New York

City of Workers, City of Struggle How Labor Movements Changed New York by Joshua B. Freeman, published by Columbia University Press in 2021.

From the founding of New Amsterdam until today, working people have helped create and re-create the City of New York through their struggles. Starting with artisans and slaves in colonial New York and ranging all the way to twenty-first-century gig-economy workers, this book tells the story of New York's labor history anew. City of Workers, City of Struggle brings together essays by leading historians of New York and a wealth of illustrations, offering rich descriptions of work, daily life, and political struggle.

A lovely addition to your coffee table or bookshelf, and a thoughtful gift for anyone who loves history.

• Author: Joshua B. Freeman
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Year: 2021
• Pages: 238
• ISBN: 9780231191937