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

From before the dawn of the twentieth 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 and industrialists whose millions bought political influence and armed guards for their company towns. On the other side were 50,000 mine workers, the nation's largest labor union, and the legendary "miners' angel," Mother Jones. Attempts to unionize were met with stiff resistance. Fundamental rights were bent, then broken, and the violence evolved from bloody skirmishes to open armed conflict. The fight for civil rights and unionization in West Virginia verged on civil war and stretched from the creeks and hollows to the courts and the U.S. Senate. In The Devil Is Here in These Hills, celebrated labor historian James Green tells this story like never before.

General

Imprint:	Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2016
Authors:	James Green
Dimensions:	208 x 137 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-8021-2465-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific institutions Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific institutions Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-8021-2465-8
Barcode:	9780802124654

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