| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261) and index. |
| Summary |
Telling the powerful story of the West Virginia coal mining rebellions of the early 20th century, this book collects material from the leaders, the miners, and the journalists sent to report on the 1912 and 1921 West Virginia mine warsexplosive examples of strikes and union battles. Featured in the text are articles, speeches, and discussions between union leaders such as Samuel Gompers, Frank Keeney, Fred Mooney, Bill Blizzard, and Mother Jones. Also included are U.S. Senate committee testimonies from miners and their family members describing life and work in the coal camps and explaining their participation in the violence. These facts clearly portray the human cost of industry and present the hard choices of arebellious and often politically radical populace who refuses to be beleaguered under any circumstances. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921.
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Coal miners -- West Virginia -- History.
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Coal miners. |
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West Virginia. |
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History. |
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Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- History.
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Coal mines and mining. |
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Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. |
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Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) |
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West Virginia Mine Wars (West Virginia : 1897-1921) |
| Chronological Term |
1897-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Sources.
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| Added Author |
Corbin, David.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gun thugs, rednecks, and radicals. Oakland, CA : PM Press, ©2011 9781604864526 (OCoLC)712124347 |
| ISBN |
9781604866483 (electronic book) |
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1604866489 (electronic book) |
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9781604866469 (electronic book) |
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1604866462 (electronic book) |
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9781604864526 |
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1604864524 |
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