Disaster citizenship : survivors, solidarity, and power in the Progressive Era /

"A century ago, governments buoyed by Progressive Era-beliefs began to assume greater responsibility for protecting and rescuing citizens. Yet the aftermath of two disasters in the United States-Canada borderlands--the Salem Fire of 1914 and the Halifax Explosion of 1917--saw working class surv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Remes, Jacob A. C., 1980- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2016]
Series:Working class in American history.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1130716