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Smokestacks in the Hills : Rural-Industrial Workers in West Virginia /

Long considered an urban phenomenon, industrialization also transformed the American countryside. Lou Martin weaves the narrative of how the relocation of steel and pottery factories to Hancock County, West Virginia, created a rural and small-town working class - and what that meant for communities...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Martin, Lou (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana, IL : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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