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Title The devil is here in these hills : West Virginia's coal miners and their battle for freedom / James Green.
Author Green, James R., 1944- author.
Publication Info. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2015]
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  331.8928 GRE    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description viii, 440 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
text rdacontent.
unmediated rdamedia.
volume rdacarrier.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-428) and index.
Summary Describes the labor struggle of 50,000 West Virginia coal miners, whose fight for unionization and civil rights in the late 1800s led to violent skirmishes and open armed conflict.
Subject West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921.
Blair Mountain, Battle of, W. Va., 1921.
Jones, Mother, 1837-1930.
Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century.
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century.
Labor disputes -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century.
Insurgency -- West Virginia -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780802123312 : $28.00
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