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This 5 page paper examines this book in respect to how it treats labor. Does it show the struggle between labor and the capitalists as the greatest battle ever? The story of Holmes that is included in the work is also discussed. Several quotes from the book are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Devil in the White City illustrates the Gilded Age and that great battle. Indeed, this does seem to be the case. While Larsons tale involves a serial heinous murderer,
and this lends something of significant interest to the book, it is also the case that the books background does provide a sense of this great battle. Larson does go
into great detail about the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era. One example of this to come from the book is as follows: "There was labor unrest. Just as Burnham
had feared, union leaders began using the future fair as a vehicle for asserting such goals as the adoption of a minimum wage and an eight hour day" (Larson 108-109).
The idea that unionism was ripe and that there were serious fights in the air when it comes to labor was the background for this work. Another sentence to
support the notion is as follows: "As labor strife increased and the economy faltered, the general level of violence rose" (Larson 153). In fact, in the early years of labor
struggles, there was violence and this book touches on that point. And while race is not the focus of the book, it is something that cannot be ignored. It was
after all the Civil War that freed the slaves. Black people, or Negroes as they were referred to at the time, entered the work force. This created a great deal
of hardship for some of the white workers who now had to compete with former slaves. Further, the slaves had been good workers and some had more experience than their
white counterparts in certain roles. Still, racism would persist. This may have been exacerbated by the competition, but the hatred was there from the start. If this was not the
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