The mine wars : the bloody fight for workers' rights in the West Virginia coal fields / by Steve Watkins.
| Author/creator | Watkins, Steve, 1954- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Bloomsbury, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 227 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "One hell of a lot of bloodletting in these hills" -- "Human drift" -- "Judicious mixture" -- "You have stood and seen yourselves robbed" -- "Bloody Mingo" -- "So brothers you can call us" -- "The only message you can get out will be to God" -- "If thou dost not sow, thou shall not reap" -- "I reckon you thought I had horns" -- "If there's an agitator around you can just stick him in jail" -- "We have tried every possible way to end the trouble" -- "There can be no peace in West Virginia" -- "Primitive ferocities" -- "The boys need guns. Act at once" -- "An army of malcontents" -- "Time to lay down my Bible and pick up my rifle" -- "Actual war is raging in Logan" -- "It'll take the miners a week to bury the dead" -- "We was all just leaders, in a manner of speaking" -- "Hallowed ground" -- "Montani semper liberi". |
| Abstract | "The true story of the West Virginia coal miners who ignited the largest labor uprising in American history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-212) and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 10-14 Bloomsbury Children's Books. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 4-6 Bloomsbury Children's Books. |
| Awards note | Bulletin Blue Ribbons Awards. Nonfiction, 2024 |
| Awards note | School Library Journal Best Books, 2024 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Watkins, Steve, 1954- Mine wars New York : Bloomsbury, 2024 9781547612192 |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Creative nonfiction. |
| LCCN | 2024002829 |
| ISBN | 9781547612185 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1547612185 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 331.892 W327M | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 331.892 W327M | ✔ Available | Place Hold |