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

Published Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps Series West Virginia and Appalachia ; v. 8 West Virginia and Appalachia ; 8. 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 Notes Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--West Virginia University, 2001 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-288) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- Mingo County Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- West Virginia -- Mingo County West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. Coal mines and mining Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining SUBJECT Mingo County (W. Va.) -- History Subject West Virginia West Virginia -- Mingo County Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781935978039 1935978039

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