Hard as the Rock Itself : Place and Identity in the American Mining Town /

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As a result of more than two centuries of mining activity, the United States has numerous historic mining districts. Although each is distinctive, they tend to share a common economic history. Mining is the quintessential "boom and bust" industry. Individual mining operations may differ in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robertson, David, 1966-
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 2006
Colección:Mining the American West.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Group identity > United States > Case studies.
Cities and towns > United States > Social conditions.
Mines and mineral resources > Oklahoma > Picher > History.
Coal mines and mining > Colorado > Cokedale > History.
Coal mines and mining > Illinois > Toluca > History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • The mining imaginary
  • Place, identity, and the mining landscape
  • 2. Toluca
  • The Longwall mining district
  • A "rip-roaring" town
  • Mine closure and community survival
  • Mining's legacies
  • Saving the jumbos
  • Reclaiming the jumbos
  • 3. Cokedale
  • The Trinidad coal field
  • A model company town
  • The utopian myth
  • Mine closure and community survival
  • Life and landscape in the post-mining era
  • Preserving Cokedale
  • 4. Picher
  • The tri-state mining district
  • Landscape and identity in early Picher
  • Sores beyond cure
  • Hard as the rock itself
  • Mine closure and community survival
  • The tragedy of Tar Creek
  • Whither relocation?
  • The town that Jack built
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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