The devil is here in these hills : West Virginia's coal miners and their battle for freedom
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802123312
- ISBN: 0802123317
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Physical Description:
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viii, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
General Note: | Map on lining papers. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-428) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Casus Belli, 1890-1911. The great West Virginia Coal Rush -- The miners' angel -- Frank Keeney's Valley -- A spirit of bitter war -- The first mine war, 1912-1918. The Lord has been on our side -- The iron hand -- Let the scales of justice fall -- A new era of freedom -- The second mine war, 1919-1921. A new recklessness -- To serve the masses without fear -- Situation absolutely beyond control -- There can be no peace in West Virginia -- Gather across the river -- Time to lay down the Bible and pick up the rifle -- The peace, 1922-1933. Americanizing West Virginia -- A people made of steel -- More freedom than I ever had. |
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