The Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story of America's Largest Labor Uprising
- Synopsis
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Veteran journalist Shogan (government, Johns Hopkins U.) tells how 10,000 coal miners in West Virginia took up arms in 1921 against the brutal mine owners, and stood off the company goons and local government forces protecting the bosses for ten days until the US government sent troops to suppress the uprising. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786735945
- Related ISBNs:
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9780813340968,
9780465077731
- Publisher:
- Basic Books
- Date of Addition:
- 09/17/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Shogan.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
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History,
Nonfiction,
Business and Finance
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- Bookshare Staff
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