Article
From Mountain Men to Miners
Social Education
(1999)
Abstract
Examines three of the changes wrought by coal mining: (1) the miner's working conditions; (2) the establishment of company towns; and (3) the violence that ensued when miners from Harlan County, Kentucky, referred to as "Bloody Harlan," tried to better their lives by joining labor unions.
Disciplines
Publication Date
September, 1999
Citation Information
Robert L. Stevens and Jared A. Fogel. "From Mountain Men to Miners" Social Education Vol. 63 Iss. 5 (1999) p. 262 - 268 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert-stevens/42/