Killing for Coal - Americas Deadliest Labor War

Informationen zum Autor "In its deft marriage of natural and social history! Killing for Coal sets a new standard for how the history of industry can and should be written." --Emily F. Popek! PopMatters.com Klappentext This book offers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the "Great Coalfield War." In a story of transformation, Andrews illuminates the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers' strikes over the course of nearly half a century. Zusammenfassung This book offers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the “Great Coalfield War.” In a story of transformation, Andrews illuminates the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers’ strikes over the course of nearly half a century. Inhaltsverzeichnis * List of Illustrations * Introduction: Civil War! Red and Bloody *1. A Dream of Coal-Fired Benevolence *2. The Reek of the New Industrialism *3. Riding the Wave to Survive an Earth Transformed *4. Dying with Their Boots On *5. Out of the Depths and on to the March *6. The Quest for Containment *7. Shouting the Battle Cry of Union * Epilogue * Abbreviations Used in the Notes * Notes * Acknowledgments * Index

Product details

• Authors: Thomas G. Andrews, Thomas G. Andrews
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2010
• EAN: 9780674046917
• ISBN: 978-0-674-04691-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Colorado, History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, History of the Americas, c 1900 to c 1909, Agribusiness and primary industries, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, Industrialisation and industrial history, Energy industries and utilities