Matewan Before the Massacre

Politics, Coal and the Roots of Conflict in a West Virginia Mining Community

Omschrijving

Provides the first comprehensive history of the area, beginning in the late eighteenth century continuing up to the "Matewan Massacre". It covers the relevant economic history, including the development of the coal mine industry and the struggles over land ownership; labour history; transportation history; political history; and the impact of the state's governors and legislatures on Mingo County.
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Schrijver
Bailey, Rebecca J.
Titel
Matewan Before the Massacre
Uitgever
West Virginia University Press
Jaar
2008
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
224
Gewicht
490 gr
EAN
9781933202280
Afmetingen
235 x 152 x 19 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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