Matewan before the massacre politics, coal, and the roots of conflict in a West Virginia mining community /
Rebecca J. Bailey.
- Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, (c)2008.
- 1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- West Virginia and Appalachia ; v. 8 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
"Bleeding Mingo": 1895-1911 -- The progressive era? -- The Williamson-Thacker Coalfield falls behind -- World War I and the rise of a class tensions -- The massacre: before and after -- Conclusion: the Matewan myth.
9781935978039
Coal mines and mining--West Virginia--Mingo County. Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia--Mingo County. West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921.