From the Molly Maguires to the United Mine Workers The Social Ecology of an Industrial Union, 1869-1897

• Main Author: Aurand, Harold W. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Temple University Press 1971
• Subjects: History of the Americas; Industrial arbitration & negotiation; History
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Throughout the late nineteenth century the hard coal industry was a major employer in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth's anthracite regions also played an important role in the economic development of the nation. Anthracite stimulated many pioneering developments in American railroading and provi...