Diamonds in the rough : a history of Alabama's Cahaba coal field /

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This book reconstructs the historical moment that defined the Cahaba Coal Field, a mineral-rich area that stretches across sixty-seven miles and four counties of central Alabama. Combining existing written sources with oral accounts and personal recollections, the author describes the numerous coal...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Day, James Sanders, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2013.
Ã2013
Temas:
Browne, William Phineas, > 1804-1869.
1800-1999
Coal mines and mining > Alabama > Cahaba River Region > History > 19th century.
Coal mines and mining > Alabama > Cahaba River Region > History > 20th century.
Coalfields > Alabama > Cahaba River Region > History.
Company towns > Alabama > Cahaba River Region > History.
Businessmen > Alabama > Cahaba River Region > Biography.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Businessmen.
Coal mines and mining.
Coalfields.
Company towns.
Economic history.
Social conditions.
Cahaba River Region (Ala.) > History, Local.
Cahaba River Region (Ala.) > Social conditions.
Cahaba River Region (Ala.) > Economic conditions.
Biographies.
History.
Local history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discovering and Marketing Coal : 1815-1859
  • Mining and Mapping Coal : 1859-1883
  • Surveying and Developing the Field : 1883-1910
  • Coal Towns : 1881-1919
  • Convict Leasing : 1872-1927
  • Welfare Capitalism : 1915-1933
  • Unionism : 1878-1935
  • Decline and Demise : 1929-1976.

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