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

Author
Fishback, Price Van Meter [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 279 pages) : illustrations.

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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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9780199855025 (ebook) :
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