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" The Battle of Blair Mountain is historical narrative at its best." ( Christian Science Monitor ) In 1921, some 10,000 West Virginia coal miners-- outraged over years of brutality and exploitation-- picked up their Winchesters and marched against their tormentors, the powerful mine owners... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sid Hatfield: Add a description of this character.
- Cornwell
- Frank Keeney
- Fred Mooney
- Don Chafin
- Woodrow Wilson
- Harding
- Davis
- Kenyon
- Mayor Testerman
- John L. Lewis
- Gompers
- Damron
- Bandholtz
- Palmer
- Conniff
- Blankenship
- Mother Jones
- Albert Felts
- Mckellar
- Tom Felts
- Mingo
- Harry Olmstead
- Baker
- Mitchell
- Thompson
- Brockus
- Webb
- Jack
- Anse Hatfield
- Kirkpatrick
- Johnson
- Murray
- Welch
- Blair
- Wilburn
- Vinson
- Logan
- White
- Marmet
First Sentence edit
ON A DREARY morning in May of 1920 seven men carrying Winchesters and pistols boarded the Norfolk and Western's No. 29 at Bluefield, West Virginia, bound for the little mining town of Matewan on the Kentucky border.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Shogan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Westview Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0813340969
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Westview Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0813340969
Page Count: 288
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 331.8928223340975448
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