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The American Coal Industry 1790-1902 (Hardcover)
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The emergence of coal-based fuel economy over the course of the
nineteenth century was one of the most significant features of
America's Industrial Revolution, but the transition from wood to
mineral energy sources was a gradual one that transpired over a
number of decades. The documents in these volumes recreate the
institutional history of the American coal industry in the
nineteenth century - providing a first-hand perspective on the
developments in regard to political economy, business structure and
competition, the rise of formal trade unions, and the creation of a
national coal trade. Although the collection strives to be
wide-ranging in region and theme, the Pennsylvania anthracite coal
trade forms the thematic backbone as it became the most important
American mineral resource to see successful development throughout
the nineteenth century. Consequently it saw unprecedented levels of
intervention by the federal government. The texts for this
collection were selected for their accessibility to modern readers
as well as their relationship to a series of common themes across
the nineteenth century American coal industry - with headnotes and
annotations provided to explain their context and the reasons for
their inclusion.
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