Matewan before the massacre : politics, coal, and the roots of conflict in a West Virginia mining community / [Rebecca J. Bailey].

  • Bailey, Rebecca J., 1966-
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2008
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Publication/Creation

Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2008.

Physical description

xi, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Dissertation note

doctoral West Virginia University 2001.

Contents

"Bleeding Mingo": 1895-1911 -- The progressive era? -- The Williamson-Thacker Coalfield falls behind -- World War I and the rise of a class tensions -- The massacre: before and after -- Conclusion: the Matewan myth.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-288) and index.

Reproduction note

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2012. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([West Virginia and Appalachia]) ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.

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