When Miners March.

By: Blizzard, William CContributor(s): Harris, WessMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland : PM Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 online resource (409 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781604864120Subject(s): Coal miners -- West Virginia -- History | Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- History | United Mine Workers of America. -- District 17 -- History | West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: When Miners MarchDDC classification: 338.272409754 LOC classification: HD8039.M62 -- B55 2010ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- Chapter One: Turner Finds Coal -- Chapter Two: King of the State -- Chapter Three: Bloody Bull Moose -- Chapter Four: World War Wedge -- Chapter Five: Sid Hatfield Indicted -- Chapter Six: Coal Operators Defy U.S. -- Chapter Seven: Liberty Will Yet Arise -- Chapter Eight: Call for Federal Troops -- Chapter Nine: Mother Makes Mistake -- Chapter Ten: Deputies Shoot Reporters -- Chapter Eleven: A Witness Squeals -- Chapter Twelve: W. Va. Operators Stall -- Chapter Thirteen: An Era Ends -- Postscript -- Appendix 1- Original Document Images -- Appendix 2- Biographic Sketch of Bill Blizzard -- Appendix 3- Relevant Literature Review.
Summary: Chronicling the West Virginia Mine Wars of the 1920s, this first-hand account of the coal miners' uprisings offers a new perspective on labor unrest during this time period. Complete with previously unpublished family photographs and documents, this retelling shares the experiences of Bill Blizzard, the author's father who was the leader of the Red Neck Army. The tensions between the union and the coal companies that led up to the famous Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest open and armed rebellion in United States history, are described in detail, as are its aftermath and legacy. Addressing labor issues in contemporary times, this historical narrative makes clear the human costs of extracting coal for electricity.
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Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- Chapter One: Turner Finds Coal -- Chapter Two: King of the State -- Chapter Three: Bloody Bull Moose -- Chapter Four: World War Wedge -- Chapter Five: Sid Hatfield Indicted -- Chapter Six: Coal Operators Defy U.S. -- Chapter Seven: Liberty Will Yet Arise -- Chapter Eight: Call for Federal Troops -- Chapter Nine: Mother Makes Mistake -- Chapter Ten: Deputies Shoot Reporters -- Chapter Eleven: A Witness Squeals -- Chapter Twelve: W. Va. Operators Stall -- Chapter Thirteen: An Era Ends -- Postscript -- Appendix 1- Original Document Images -- Appendix 2- Biographic Sketch of Bill Blizzard -- Appendix 3- Relevant Literature Review.

Chronicling the West Virginia Mine Wars of the 1920s, this first-hand account of the coal miners' uprisings offers a new perspective on labor unrest during this time period. Complete with previously unpublished family photographs and documents, this retelling shares the experiences of Bill Blizzard, the author's father who was the leader of the Red Neck Army. The tensions between the union and the coal companies that led up to the famous Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest open and armed rebellion in United States history, are described in detail, as are its aftermath and legacy. Addressing labor issues in contemporary times, this historical narrative makes clear the human costs of extracting coal for electricity.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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