In the kingdom of coal : an American family and the rock that changed the world /

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It was a time of poverty and enterprise, when poor men slaved in the mines, rich men became barons and America grew from a backward agricultural colony to the industrial force of the modern world. The driving power behind this transformation was coal, the black gold that even today illuminates our c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rottenberg, Dan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge, 2003.
Subjects:
Leisenring family.
Givens family.
Leisenring (Famille)
Givens (Famille)
Givens family
Leisenring family
Businessmen > United States > Biography.
Coal miners > United States > Biography.
Coal trade > United States > History.
Coal mines and mining > United States > History.
Hommes d'affaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Mineurs de charbon > États-Unis > Biographies.
Charbon > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Charbon > Mines et extraction > États-Unis > Histoire.
Businessmen
Coal miners
Coal mines and mining
Coal trade
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Mauch chunk
  • pt. 2. Connellsville
  • pt. 3. Big Stone Gap
  • pt. 4. To the Powder River.

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