When the Mines Closed - Stories of Struggles in Hard Times (Hardcover)

The anthracite region of northeastern Pennsylvania, 500 square miles of rugged hills stretching between Tower City and Carbondale, harboured coal deposits that once heated virtually all the homes and businesses in Eastern cities. At its peak during World War I, the coal industry there employed 170,000 miners and supported almost one million people. In the 1990s, with coal workers numbering 1500, only 5000 people depend on the industry for their livelihood. Between these two points in time lies a story of industrial decline, of working people facing incremental and cataclysmic changes in their world.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1998
Authors:	Thomas Dublin
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-3462-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Coal & solid fuel industries Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-8014-3462-9
Barcode:	9780801434624

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