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Title The battle of Blair Mountain : the story of America's largest labor uprising / Robert Shogan.
Author Shogan, Robert.
Publication Info. Boulder, Colo. ; Oxford [England] : Westview Press, c2004.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  331.892 SHO    Check Shelves
 Southeast  331.892 SHO    Check Shelves
Description xiv, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-254) and index.
Contents Matewan station -- "What does labor want?" -- Seeing red -- "A powder keg ready to blow" -- "It's good to have friends" -- "War, insurrection and riot" -- Mr. Hatfield goes to Washington -- "Even the heaves weep" -- "I come creeping" -- Requiem for a rebellion.
Subject Labor disputes -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century.
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century.
Insurgency -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century.
Added Title The battle of Blair Mountain
ISBN 0813340969 $26.95