Dreaming of What Might Be

List of tables, figures, and maps Preface List of abbreviations Introduction Part I. Overview: 1. The working class and industrial capitalist development in Ontario to 1890 2. 'Warp, woof, and web': the structure of the Knights of Labor in Ontario Part II. The Local Setting: 3. Toronto and the organization of all workers 4. Hamilton and the home club Part III. The Wider Experience: Taking the Bad with the Good: 5. 'Unscrupulous rascals and the most infamous damn liars and tricksters at large': the underside of the Knights of Labor 6. The order in politics: the challenge of 1883-1887 7. 'Politicians in the order': the conflicts of decline, 1887-1894 8. 'Spread the light': forging a culture 9. The people's strike: class conflict and the Knights of Labor Part IV. Conclusion: 10. Accomplishment and failure Appendix Notes Selected bibliography Index

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