The Devil Is Here in These Hills

Name: The Devil Is Here in These Hills
Brand: Grove Atlantic
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By James Green

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"The most comprehensive and comprehendible history of the West Virginia Coal War I've ever read." —John Sayles, writer and director of Matewan On September 1, 1912, the largest, most protracted, and deadliest working-class uprising in American history was waged in West Virginia. On one side were powerful corporations whose millions bought armed guards and political influence. On the other side were fifty thousand mine workers, the nation's largest labor union, and the legendary "miners' angel," Mother Jones. The fight for unionization and civil rights sparked a political crisis that verged on civil war, stretching from the creeks and hollows of the Appalachians to the US Senate. Attempts to unionize were met with stiff resistance. Fundamental rights were bent—then broken. The violence evolved from bloody skirmishes to open armed conflict, as an army of more than fifty thousand miners finally marched to an explosive showdown. Extensively researched and vividly told, this definitive book about an often-overlooked chapter of American history, "gives this backwoods struggle between capital and labor the due it deserves. [Green] tells a dark, often despairing story from a century ago that rings true today" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

448

Release Date:

2016-01-05

Publication Date:

2016-01-05

Publisher:

Grove Atlantic

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0802124658

ISBN13:

9780802124654

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

406 g

Height:

136 cm

Width:

208 cm

Thickness:

32 cm

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