Keith Dix

What's a Coal Miner to Do? (eBook, PDF)

The Mechanization of Coal Mining

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the impact of technology on coal miners and operators. Dix reconstructs the history of the "hand-loading" era, then views the evolution of mechanical coal technology, the rise of the United Mine Workers, and the expanded role of the state under New Deal legislation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780822976547
• Artikelnr.: 72254581

Autorenporträt

Keith Dix is a historian who specializes in coal industry labor. He is the author of several books, including: An Analysis of West Virginia Work Stoppages; and Work Relations in the Coal Industry: The Hand-Loading Era, 1880-1930.