{"product_id":"2016-pa-books-labor-unrest-in-scranton","title":"2016 PA Books: Labor Unrest in Scranton","description":"On an August morning in 1877, a dispute over wages exploded between miners and coal company owners. A furious mob rushed down Lackawanna Avenue only to be met by a deadly hail of bullets. With its vast coal fields, mills and rail lines, Scranton became a hotbed for labor activity. Many were discontented by working endless and dangerous hours for minimal pay. The disputes mostly ended in losses for labor, but after a strike that lasted more than one hundred days, John Mitchell helped win higher wages, a shorter workday and better working conditions for coal miners. The legendary 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Commission hearings began in Scranton, where famed lawyer Clarence Darrow championed workers’ rights.\n\n\n\nMargo L. Azzarelli, a historian and researcher, has written four local history books for Arcadia Publishing and The History Press and is the local history columnist for “Our Town, Lackawanna County.” Marnie Azzarelli is a local historian and docent for the Lackawanna Historical Society. In 2014, she graduated from Marywood University with a bachelor’s degree in English and received the J. Harold Brislin award for distinction in creative writing.\n\n\n\nDescription courtesy of The History Press.","brand":"PCN","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":67976214577456,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blu-Ray","offer_id":67976214610224,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/3922\/0272\/files\/cd32e56f-SHOP-PCN-HISTORY-CULTURE-WEB-BUTTON-2019-10-15T090031.551.png?v=1791470972","url":"https:\/\/shop.pcntv.com\/products\/2016-pa-books-labor-unrest-in-scranton","provider":"PCN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}