ǂg Ch. 1. ǂt Labor in colonial America : the bound and the free
ǂt Indentured labor in British colonies
ǂg Ch. 2. ǂt The American Revolution
ǂt From resistance to independence
ǂt The people's war and the gentlemen's republic
ǂg Ch. 3. ǂt Slavery and freedom in the new republic
ǂt "If you can't fight, kick"
ǂt Wage workers and activism
ǂt Solidarity and fragmentation
ǂt Westward expansion and irrepressible conflict
ǂg Ch. 4. ǂt Civil War and Reconstruction
ǂt Southern Reconstruction and counterrevolution
ǂt Labor movements and struggles
ǂg Ch. 5. ǂt Labor versus monopoly in the Gilded Age
ǂt Industrial capitalism : consolidation and crisis
ǂt The American Federation of Labor
ǂg Ch. 6. ǂt Labor and empire
ǂt Empire abroad, empire at home
ǂt The labor movement in the Progressive era
ǂg Ch. 7. ǂt America, Inc.
ǂt The labor movement of the twenties
ǂt Early years of the Great Depression
ǂg Ch. 8. ǂt Labor on the march
ǂg Ch. 9. ǂt Hot war, Cold War
ǂg Ch. 10. ǂt The sixties
ǂt In the spirit of Montgomery
ǂt The sixties in the workplace
ǂg Ch. 12. ǂt Brave new world
ǂt Steps forward, steps back