Life, work, and rebellion in the coal fields the southern West Virginia miners 1880-1922
Between 1880 and 1922, the coal fields of southern West Virginia witnessed two bloody and protracted strikes, the formation of two competing unions, and the largest armed conflict in American labor history--a week-long battle between 20,000 coal miners and 5,000 state police, deputy sheriffs, and mi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Morgantown [West Virginia] :
West Virginia University Press
2015.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
West Virginia and Appalachia. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32586607*spi |
| Sumario: | Between 1880 and 1922, the coal fields of southern West Virginia witnessed two bloody and protracted strikes, the formation of two competing unions, and the largest armed conflict in American labor history--a week-long battle between 20,000 coal miners and 5,000 state police, deputy sheriffs, and mine guards. These events resulted in an untold number of deaths, indictments of over 550 coal miners for insurrection and treason, and four declarations of martial law. Corbin argues that these violent events were collective and militant acts of aggression interconnected and conditioned by decades of oppression. His study goes a long way toward breaking down the old stereotypes of Appalachian and coal mining culture. This second edition contains a new preface and afterword by author David A. Corbin. |
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| Notas: | Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 277-296) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781940425801 |
