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Soft coal, hard choices : the economic welfare of bituminous coal miners, 1890-1930 /

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Making use of economic theory and statistics, this study examines the economic lives of American coal miners in the early part of the 20th century. It emphasizes the competition among employers for labour, legal rights, the state of the labour market and the impact of trade unions.

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Main Author: Fishback, Price Van Meter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
Coal miners > United States > History.
Bituminous coal industry > United States > History.
Mineurs de charbon > États-Unis > Histoire.
Charbon bitumineux > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Knowledge Capital.
Bituminous coal industry.
Coal miners.
United States.
Mining communities > Social conditions
United States
Electronic books.
History.
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Call Number: HD8039.M6152 U64 1992eb
 
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