Big Jim : Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1847173063
ISBN-13
9781847173065
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Imprint
O'Brien Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture
IE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 22nd, 2013
Print length
80 Pages
Weight
416 grams
Dimensions
29.60 x 21.10 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
Graphic novels: true stories & non-fictionClassic European style / tradition comic books
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On August 26th 1913, the trams of Dublin stopped. Over the next four months, James Larkin would lead the workers of Dublin against William Martin Murphy and the Employers Federation in a conflict that would change the face of Irish society.
The story of Jim Larkin and the lockout of Dublin workers in 1913 led by William Martin Murphy, told in graphic novel form. On August 26th 1913, the trams of Dublin stopped. The Great Dublin Lockout had begun. Over the next four months, James Larkin would lead the workers of Dublin against William Martin Murphy and the Employers Federation in a conflict that would change the face of Irish industrial relations. Dublin was brought to its knees by the food shortages and the aftermath of Bloody Sunday. As winter approached, Larkin lead his Firey Cross campaign to England, hoping to rally the entire United Kingdom to strike in support of the Irish workers.
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