The mine wars

The mine wars

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At the beginning of the 20th century, coal was the engine of American industrial progress. Nearly three quarters of a million men across the country spent ten or twelve hours a day underground in coal mines. The Mine Wars brings to life the struggle that turned the coalfields of southern West Virgin...

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Main Author: Willis, P. Andrew (Composer)
Other Authors: Murphy, Michael, 1938- (Narrator), Green, James R., 1944-2016 (Commentator), Estepp, Doug (Commentator), Feurer, Rosemary (Commentator), Andrews, Thomas G., 1972- (Commentator), Giardina, Denise, 1951- (Commentator)
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2016]
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
Jones, > Mother, > 1837-1930.
United Mine Workers of America. > District 17 > History.
Coal miners > West Virginia > History.
Coal miners > West Virginia > Social conditions.
Coal miners > Labor unions > West Virginia > History.
Coal mines and mining > West Virginia > History.
West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921.
Labor movement > West Virginia > History.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television adaptations.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Call Number: DVD 622.334 M662M

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