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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
On a spring morning in 1914, in the stark foothills of southern Colorado, members of the United Mine Workers of America clashed with guards employed by the Rockefeller family, and a state militia beholden to Coloradoandrsquo;s industrial barons. When the dust settled, nineteen men, women, and children among the minersandrsquo; families lay dead. The strikers had killed at least thirty men, destroyed six mines, and laid waste to two company towns.
Killing for Coaloffers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the andldquo;Great Coalfield War.andrdquo; In a sweeping story of transformation that begins in the coal beds and culminates with the deadliest strike in American history, Thomas Andrews illuminates the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliersandrsquo; strikes over the course of nearly half a century. He reveals a complex world shaped by the connected forces of land, labor, corporate industrialization, and workersandrsquo; resistance.
Brilliantly conceived and written, this book takes the organic world as its starting point. The resulting elucidation of the coalfield wars goes far beyond traditional labor history. Considering issues of social and environmental justice in the context of an economy dependent on fossil fuel, Andrews makes a powerful case for rethinking the relationships that unite and divide workers, consumers, capitalists, and the natural world.
Review:
Killing for Coalis a stunning achievement. Beautifully written and masterfully researched, it stands as the definitive history of the dramatic events at Ludlow and breaks new ground in our understanding of industrialization and the environment. If I were to pick one word to describe this book, I would say, "powerful."
Review:
Killing for Coalarises from the rare and providential convergence of an extraordinary author and an extraordinary topic. With a perfect instinct for the telling detail, Thomas Andrews wields a matching talent for conveying, in crystal-clear prose, the deepest meanings of history. This is, in every sense, an illuminating book, shining light into a dark terrain of the American past and of the human soul.
Synopsis:
"Killing for Coal" offers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the "Great Coalfield War."
About the Author
Thomas G. Andrewsis Assistant Professor of <>History, University of Colorado Denver.
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Table of Contents
* List of Illustrations
* Introduction: Civil War, Red and Bloody
1. A Dream of Coal-Fired Benevolence
2. The Reek of the New Industrialism
3. Riding the Wave to Survive an Earth Transformed
4. Dying with Their Boots On
5. Out of the Depths and on to the March
6. The Quest for Containment
7. Shouting the Battle Cry of Union
* Epilogue
* Abbreviations Used in the Notes
* Notes
* Acknowledgments
* Index
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