More Powerful than Dynamite

This electronic edition published in April 2012

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Jones, Thai, 1977–
More powerful than dynamite : radicals, plutocrats, progressives,
and New York’s year of anarchy / Thai Jones.—1st U.S. ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN (e-book) 978 0 8027 4354 1
1. New York (N.Y.)—History—1898–1951. 2. New York (N.Y.)—Politics and government—1898–1951. 3. Anarchism—New York (State)—New York—History—20th century. 4. Progressivism (United States politics) 5. Labor movement—New York (State)—New York—History—20th century. 6. Plutocracy—New York
(State)—New York—History—20th century.
I. Title.
F128.5.J728 2012
974.7’1041—dc23
2011033517

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First U.S. edition 2012