Hard rock epic: western miners and the industrial revolution, 1860-1910
Auteur :
Wyman, Mark
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520068032
Date de publication :
25 oct. 1989
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
499 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
An account of the Western metal miners that includes details of their bitter struggle for unpaid wages, for industrial safety legislation, for corporate liability in the event of mine accidents and for workmen's compensation. It looks at miners in the larger context of American industrialization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.