H83   

H265 

KING COAL: A PICTORIAL HERITAGE OF WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING  by Stan Cohen, 1999.

KING COAL is a well-illustrated overview of coal mining in the Mountain State. The book discusses and illustrates the basics of mining methods and operations, the geology of the state, life in a coal town, the unrest in the coal fields and more. Large size, 146 pages, photographs, soft cover.

12.95 postpaid.

H477 

COAL TOWNS OF WEST VIRGINIA by Mary Legg Stevenson, 1998.

A marvelous group of historical photographs, which document the history and way of life in many coal camps. Stevenson preserves the memory of an era that no longer exists, but which indelibly shaped the state of West Virginia. Large size, 176 pages, 257 photographs, soft cover.

15.95 postpaid.

H589 

LIFE, WORK, AND REBELLION IN THE COALFIELDS: THE SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MINERS, 1880-1922 by David Corbin.

An analysis of the situation and plight of the Southern West Virginia coal miner from 1880-1922. 294 pages, photographs, soft cover.

29.95 postpaid.

H590 

THE WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS: AN ANTHOLOGY Edited by David Alan Corbin.

This collection of articles, speeches and interviews offers an insightful look into the West Virginia mine wars of 1912 and 1921. 165 pages, soft cover.

9.95 postpaid.

H595 

THE GOLDENSEAL BOOK OF THE WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS Edited by Ken Sullivan.

GOLDENSEAL magazine published some of the best articles ever written about the tragedy of the West Virginia mine wars. This book is a compilation of 19 of those articles. Large size, 108 pages, soft cover, well-illustrated with historic photographs.

9.95 postpaid.

H596 

JOHN L. LEWIS: A BIOGRAPHY by Melvyn Dubofsky and Warren Van Time, 1986.

Drawing upon previously untapped resources in the UMV archives and upon oral histories by major figures of the 1930’s and 1940’s, the authors have created a remarkable portrait of this “self-made man” and his times. 387 pages, soft cover.

19.95 postpaid.

H646 

THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS: THE WEST VIRGINIA MINE WAR 1920-21 by Lon Savage, 1990.

Lon Savage’s extensive research has given us one of the most complete and compelling histories of the West Virginia mine war of 1920-21. 195 pages, photographs, soft cover.

14.95 postpaid.

H647 

BLOODLETTING IN APPALACHIA: THE STORY OF WEST VIRGINIA’S FOUR MAJOR MINE WARS AND OTHER THRILLING INCIDENTS OF ITS COAL FIELDS by Howard B. Lee, 1997.

Former Attorney General Howard Lee sets forth the fascinating story of West Virginia’s mine wars and examines the role that coal has played in the state’s economic and social history. 216 pages, photographs, soft cover.

9.95 postpaid.