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The Knights of St. Crispin in Massachusetts, 1869–1878

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  • Hall, John Philip

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Among the national unions that grew up in the decade after the Civil War none made so great an impression on the public mind during its career as the Knights of St. Crispin. Like all transitional movements, die order combined nostalgia for the past with a daring experimentalism in confronting the cordwainers' problems. Previous histories have neglected its forward-looking aspect, perhaps because the harking back to what was lost was eloquently set forth in publications, while the experiments are found in the practices of local unions, little understood even by those who made them. Only in the perspective of time can we see how much more significant were the actions of the rank and file than the speeches and editorials of tradition-bound leaders.

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  • Hall, John Philip, 1958. "The Knights of St. Crispin in Massachusetts, 1869–1878," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 18(2), pages 161-175, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:18:y:1958:i:02:p:161-175_07
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