Anthracite's demise and the post-coal economy of North Eastern Pennsylvania /
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| Author / Creator: | Keil, Thomas J. |
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| Imprint: | Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press, [2015] |
| Description: | xv,145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Anthracite coal industry -- Pennsylvania -- History. Anthracite coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania -- History. Anthracite coal industry. Anthracite coal mines and mining. Economic history. Pennsylvania -- Economic conditions -- 19th century. Pennsylvania -- Economic conditions -- 20th century. Pennsylvania. History. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10300565 |
Table of Contents:
- Map of Anthracite Coal Fields
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. A Brief History of Northeastern Pennsylvania's Early Settlement and Development
- 2. Bourgeois Class Formation in the Coalfields
- 3. Worker Rebellion and the Problems of Worker Solidarity
- 4. Industrial Unionism Reemerges in the Coalfields
- 5. The Post-1902 Strike Era
- 6. The Demise of Anthracite and the Rise of a Politically Organized Working Class
- 7. Subsequent Waves of Deindustrialization
- 8. Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors
