Killing for Coal offers an original perspective on the Ludlow Massacre and the Great Coalfield War. In a sweeping story that begins in the coal beds and culminates with the deadliest strike in American history, Thomas Andrews examines the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers' strikes over the course of nearly half a century. He reveals a complex world shaped by the connected forces of land, labor, corporate industrialization,...

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A history of coal mining in the United States from early times to 1920.

"Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners' struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. When Matewan's miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film debut), arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, Appalachia-born and immigrant, while urging patience in the face of the coal company's violent...

The Colorado Historical Society periodically publishes "Essays and Monographs in Colorado History" to provide a flexible scholarly forum for well-written, documented manuscripts on the history of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West.

Detective Chief Inspector Monika Paniatowski is called to investigate the murder of a retired miner in the village of Bellingsworth, which is already dealing with an impending miners strike and as Monika tracks the killer, her partner and closest friend Detective Inspector Colin Beresford, is behaving in a way that threatens to tear the team apart.

From before the dawn of the 20th century until the arrival of the New Deal, one of the most protracted and deadly labor struggles in American history was waged in West Virginia. On one side were powerful corporations whose millions bought armed guards and political influence. On the other side were 50,000 mine workers, the nation's largest labor union, and the legendary "miners' angel," Mother Jones. The fight for unionization and civil rights sparked...