George Pullman’s legacy lies in the town that bears his name. As one of the first thoroughly planned model industrial communities, it was designed to give the comforts of a permanent home to the employees who built America’s most elegant form of overnight railroad travel. But the town was more than just a residential wing of sleeper car manufacturing; its 1894 railroad strike led to the national Labor Day holiday. In the early twentieth century, the Pullman Company became the country’s largest employer of African Americans, who then formed the nation’s first successful Black labor union. Author Kenneth Schoon revisits Pullman’s monumental history and the lessons it continues to provide.
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467149860
Your Town in 3 Minutes: Author Tim Carroll
Abandoned Northwest Florida
Lower Missouri River History in 3 Minutes
Small Town Memories with Tom Poland
Confederate General Stephen Elliot
Your Town in 3 Minutes: Napa Valley
Your Town in 3 Minutes
World War II Political Cartoons
The Battle for Civil War Missouri
Lost and Underwater Towns of North Georgia
Steamboat Disasters of the Lower Missouri River
Uncovering the Truth Behind the Yellow Rose of Texas
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
A Tour on the Underground Railroad Along the Ohio River
Unknown, Fun and Weird History
Wicked St. Augustine
Abandoned Places With Jay Farrell
Hidden History of Mobile
New Castle Pennsylvania's Kadunce Murders
Edgar Allan Poe, Pirates and Charleston, SC!
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Everything Everywhere Daily