The Devil Is Here in These Hills - West Virginia's Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom

"From before the dawn of the 20th-century until the arrival of the New Deal, one of the most protracted and deadly labor struggles in American history was waged in West Virginia. On one side were powerful corporations whose millions bought armed guards and political influence. On the other side were 50,000 mine workers, the nation's largest labor union, and the legendary "miners' angel," Mother Jones. The fight for unionization and civil rights sparked a political crisis verging on civil war that stretched from the creeks and hollows to the courts and the US Senate"--Amazon.com.

About the author

James Green is the author of five books, including Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America. Green received his PhD in history from Yale University and is a Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Product details

• Authors: James Green, Green James
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.2015
• EAN: 9780802123312
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-2331-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, 20th Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, Industrial relations, health & safety, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, History of specific companies / corporate history, Central Southern States, Agribusiness and primary industries, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, US South, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Primary industries