Write an essay on the book, Blood Passion by Scott Martelle.

Answer the following question on Scott Martelle’s Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre

and Class War in the American West in a 4-5 page typed essay:

In Blood Passion, Scott Martelle argues that “in some ways the collision here in the

foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains was inevitable”(3). Pick one of the following

characters from the book who represents a major side in the struggle—Elias Ammons

(representing state government), Lamont Montgomery Bowers (the mine owners), or

John Lawson (the miners)—and examine the events surrounding the Ludlow Massacre

from this figure’s perspective. How did he view the strike? What did he believe was the

proper relationship between business and labor? What were his feelings toward the other

two constituents? What was at stake in this strike for the constituency your character

represents? How did his (or his cohorts’) actions shape the course of events? Overall, do

you agree with Martelle that the conflict was inevitable, given the competing worldviews

that were clashing in Colorado? Or do you think that your historical figure (and those he

represents) could have done anything different to avoid the violent strike, given his

understanding of the situation and what was at stake?

To cite Blood Passion, or, perhaps, other documents we have read in this class, you need

only put the author’s name in parentheses at the end of the sentence that contains the

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