Written as a case study of the causes of the Alabama miner's strike in 1894, this book explains how during an economic depression period, the strong trade union of the United Mineworkers of Alabama was founded and it was this that became instrumental in the coal miners and railway worker's strike. This book recalls the particular conditions under which the strike was started and the connected issues of the racial problem and the struggle between the Bourbon Democrats and the Populists.
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During an economic depression period the strong trade union of the United Mineworkers of Alabama was founded [and] became instrumental in the 1894 coal miners' (and railway workers') strike. The particular conditions under which the strike was started and carried on are vividly recalled in this book.... Connected issues are the racial problem (Negroes were employed as strike-breakers) and the struggle between the Bourbon Democrats and the Populists.... Most valuable. - International Review of Social History; ""Written with economy, clarity, and even a certain amount of grace.... Ward and Rogers have handled a difficult research problem successfully. [Their book] will stand as the final word on the Alabama miners' strike of 1894."" - American Historical Review; ""A significant case study of unionization in the South."" - Journal of American History
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0817352147I5N00
Seller: Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers, Trenton, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Hardcover first edition signed by Robert David Ward and inscribed to previous owner. Covers and contents clean, bright. DJ worn, with uneven fading, edgewear, indentations, small edge tears. Not a former library copy. An account of the 1894 strike of 8, 000 Alabama coal miners and the Pinkerton detectives and state militia brought in to settle the conflict. ; Seller Inventory # 38781
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