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May 4, 1881 | Book
Nemo, King of the Tramps: A Story of the Great Railroad Riots
This Dime Novel, written in 1881 by Captain Fred Whittaker, offers a popular, fictional account of the Great Railway Strike of 1877.
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September 23, 1894 | Newspaper
Nebraska Politics
The Republican Bee publishes a letter from a longtime Nebraska Democrat, arguing that the Democratic Party has been in servitude to the railraods and that only a restoration of public spirit will revitalize the political life of either party.
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October 5, 1896 | Speech
Nashville, TN Speech 1, 1896-10-05
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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1855 | Book
My Bondage and My Freedom
In this excerpt from My Bondage and My Freedom, Frederick Douglass recounts the segregation of Northern railcars and the attitudes of Northern passengers.
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1918 | Book
My Ántonia
An excerpt from Willa Cather's My Ántonia.
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August 1, 1877 | Newspaper
My Adventures in the Strike Region.
This satirical story from the August 1, 1877 issue of PUCK Magazine follows an unlucky businessman and his unfortunate circumstances during a trip to Chicago during the Great Railway Strike.
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October 21, 1896 | Speech
Muncie, IN Speech, 1896-10-22
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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December 16, 1847 | Newspaper
Mr. Whitney's Railroad
Asa Whitney's plans for a transcontinetal railroad were met alternately with scorn and acclaim. Whitney anticipated a United States as the central point for international trade; harbors on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts would be fed by rail lines criss-crossing the country, moving goods for import and export easily across country.
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October 7, 1894 | Newspaper
Mr. Rosewater's New Speech
The Republican State Journal ridicules rival Republican editor Edward Rosewater, who was giving speeches around Nebraska in a campaign to eliminate railroad influence in politics and prevent the election of Tom Majors as governor. The State Journal depicts Rosewater as a self-centered buffoon.
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July 18, 1877 | Newspaper
Mr. Garrett to the President: An Urgent Request for United States Troops
On Wednesday, July 18, 1877, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad President John W. Garrett sends a message to President Hayes urging him to send United States troops to end the strike and the "open intimidation" of railroad employees who did not join the strike.
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May 9, 1862 | Map
Movements near Corinth, Mississippi
Although small, this map illustrates the interconnection of railroads and battle lines in the South.
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September 14, 1896 | Speech
Mount Vernon, IL Speech, 1896-09-14
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 23, 1896 | Speech
Morristown, NJ Speech, 1896-09-23
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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June 5, 1852 | Contract
Mordecai Sizer's Estimate No. 27 for the Month of May, 1852
Contractors on the Blue Ridge Railroad and Tunnel project filled out elaborate and detailed descriptions of work that they were to complete.
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October 24, 1896 | Speech
Monmouth, IL Speech, 1896-10-24
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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August 8, 1896 | Speech
Moline, IL Speech, 1896-08-08
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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1859 | Illustration
Modern Chivalry
Chivalry is part and parcel of the conductor's work.
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August 12, 1896 | Speech
Moberly, MO Speech, 1896-09-12
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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August 11, 1877 | Illustration
Mob Threatens the Ninth Regiment
This August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts the crowd threatening infantrymen of the Ninth New York State National Guard in Albany on July 24, 1877. Such discussions tested the loyalties of local and state militias, as strikers justified their cause and gained solidarity with militia.
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October 12, 1896 | Speech
Minneapolis, MN Speech 3, 1896-10-12
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.