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During the first half of the century, strikes, Union battles, murders and frame-ups were common in any industrial centre in the US - but none of the uprisings compared, in sheer scope, to the West Virginia Mine Wars of the 1920s. The battle and Union leader Bill Blizzard's quest for justice was only quelled when the US Army brought in guns, poison gas and aerial bombers to stop the 10,000 bandanna-clad miners who formed the spontaneous 'Red Neck Army'. Told by Bill Blizzard's son, this is the full story of this momentous battle.
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Oakland, Calif. : London : PM ; Turnaround [distributor], c2010.
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LibraryThing member joeldinda
Odd and interesting. This is an account of events in West Virginia's coal fields during 1921 and 1922, especially the march to Blair Mountain in '22--with two decades' context. It was written roughly 30 years after the events it describes, and the author's father was one of the principal characters
This book is essentially unsourced and shows an unabashed labor bias; it shouldn't be quoted without another source. But the main facts are here and well-described; an essential resource for mining or labor researchers.
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in the confrontation.This book is essentially unsourced and shows an unabashed labor bias; it shouldn't be quoted without another source. But the main facts are here and well-described; an essential resource for mining or labor researchers.
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1604863005 / 9781604863000
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