Matewan before the Massacre: Politics, Coal and the Roots of Conflict in a West Virginia Mining Community
by Rebecca J. Bailey
West Virginia and Appalachia
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On May 19, 1920, gunshots rang through the streets of Matewan, West Virginia, in an event soon known as the "Matewan Massacre." Most historians of West Virginia and Appalachia see this event as the beginning of a long series of tribulations known as the second Mine Wars.Tags
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- Matewan before the Massacre: Politics, Coal and the Roots of Conflict in a West Virginia Mining Community
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- 2008
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- Matewan, West Virginia, USA
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- Nonfiction, History, Economics, General Nonfiction
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- 331.89 — Society, Government, and Culture Economics Labor economics Labor unions, labor-management bargaining and disputes Labour-management bargaining and disputes
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- F247 .M57 .B33 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history West Virginia
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