By David Alan Corbin (ed)

moves and union battles have happened all through historical past, yet few of these tales examine to the West Virginia Mine Wars of 1912 and 1921. the 2 staff' rebellions speedy drew recognition to a space recognized largely for its 'black gold', the coal that used to be very important for the factories, energy vegetation and warships of that age. This eye-opening historic assortment chronicles these union battles as noticeable by way of the leaders, rank-and-file members and the newshounds who got here to West Virginia to hide them for the papers, together with The kingdom and the hot York Times.

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