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Frank Little: The Hobo Agitator

This profile of Frank Little takes us back to when vigilantes Butte

04/21/1995 | Rating NR

The Second Century

Frank Little: The Hobo Agitator

Special | 28m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

This profile of Frank Little takes us back to when vigilantes Butte

The summer of 1917, when the war of the Copper Kings was winding down, was a highly charged time for Butte, which had a socialist mayor and no unions. This captivating profile of Frank Little, the hobo agitator, takes us back to that summer, when vigilantes ruled city and mines alike and shut the miners union right down.

04/21/1995 | Rating NR

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The Second Century

Frank Little: The Hobo Agitator

Special | 28m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

The summer of 1917, when the war of the Copper Kings was winding down, was a highly charged time for Butte, which had a socialist mayor and no unions. This captivating profile of Frank Little, the hobo agitator, takes us back to that summer, when vigilantes ruled city and mines alike and shut the miners union right down.

04/21/1995 | Rating NR

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