Glass Towns: Industry, Labor, and Political Economy in Appalachia, 1890-1930s by Ken Fones-Wolf

Working Class in American History (Hardcover)

Glass Towns: Industry, Labor, and Political Economy in Appalachia, 1890-1930s

Ken Fones-Wolf

236 pages paperback

2 editions

nonfiction business history informative medium-paced
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One of the central questions facing scholars of Appalachia concerns how a region so rich in natural resources could end up a symbol of poverty. Typical culprits include absentee landowners, reactionary coal operators, stubborn mountaineers, and gr...

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