Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War (Paperback)

from co_coyote

A fascinating history of of how mineral extraction, and specifically coal, came to define Colorado and its economy in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Focusing on the southern coal fields in the vicinity of Walsenburg and Trinidad, this well-researched account portrays the great disparity betwee...

from earthwind

The author has encapsulated numerous social and economic conditions into a coherent chronicle of life struggling to exist both in and above the coal mines for the men and their families. It is a griping study of the truth in the social and environmental history of a labor struggle. The author's p...

from co_coyote

A fascinating history of of how mineral extraction, and specifically coal, came to define Colorado and its economy in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Focusing on the southern coal fields in the vicinity of Walsenburg and Trinidad, this well-researched account portrays the great disparity betwee...

from setnahkt

A straightforward narrative of the 1914 Colorado coal war. Author Thomas G. Andrews is a university professor, and is, as you might expect, on the side of the strikers – but not obnoxiously so. The coal companies – in this case, Colorado Fuel and Iron – reacted to earlier strikes by setting up “c...