Life, Work, and Rebellion in the Coal Fields: The Southern West Virginia Miners, 1880-1922
Categories: History
Historian David A. Corbin tells the story of the coal miners of southern West Virginia between 1880 and 1922. He describes life in company towns, the role of race and religion, and the miners' long struggle for union recognition, which culminated in the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed uprising in the United States since the Civil War. Corbin shows the complexity of the miners' world and how their experience shaped American labor history.
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- Shane Parrish: “I liked this book because it dived right into the complexity of history and I learned a lot. It’s fascinating to read about the lives of others and be able to put those individuals into a larger context of social change.”