Homestead
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A good fit for
- Readers interested in early writing on economic history and social conditions
- Social-science readers concerned with land, dwelling, and livelihood
- Those wanting public-domain English material to practice social-science reading
- Researchers needing short historical texts for reference searching and excerpting
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking practical advice on contemporary housing or land policy
- Researchers needing the latest statistics and case analyses
- General readers who prefer light, story-driven reading
Reading tips
- Start with the table of contents and opening to identify the author's core concerns before deciding which chapters to read closely
- Jot down questions about the historical context as you read, and verify them together afterward
- Read alongside later works on similar economic history to observe changes in themes and approach
- If English is challenging, first grasp the main idea of each paragraph rather than getting stuck on old proper nouns
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About the author
Arthur Gordon Burgoyne (died 1914) was an American journalist whose life and education are only sparsely documented in publicly available sources; what survives is chiefly his identity as a reporter and writer. Drawing on firsthand observation or interviews, he wrote Homestead, an account of the Homestead strike that stands as one of the notable contemporary texts on the event. Judging from the available material, his writing focuses on on-the-ground coverage of the strike and the social conflict surrounding it, in a journalistic, documentary style that is straightforward and attentive to the sequence of events and the circumstances of those involved. Such work offers later researchers a firsthand reference for the study of labor movements during America's industrialization, and it has secured Burgoyne a place in the historical literature on the subject.
