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The Pennsylvanian Anthracite Coal Indus
Richard G. Healey
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Description for The Pennsylvanian Anthracite Coal Indus
Paperback. Num Pages: 650 pages, 20 halftones, 15 maps, 187 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; HBTK; KNBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1284.
This is the definitive book on the economic development of the anthracite coal industry from the onset of the American Civil War to the "Great Strike" of 1902. In contrast to previous studies, it situates the industry both within its national and regional contexts. The restricted extent of the coalfields themselves is contrasted with a widening coal distribution region, stretching from the Eastern Seaboard cities to encompass Chicago and the Great Lakes ports. Against a background of fluctuating economic circumstances, the book examines the changing relationships between anthracite carrying railroads and mining companies, as the former increasingly assumed control of ... Read more
This is the definitive book on the economic development of the anthracite coal industry from the onset of the American Civil War to the "Great Strike" of 1902. In contrast to previous studies, it situates the industry both within its national and regional contexts. The restricted extent of the coalfields themselves is contrasted with a widening coal distribution region, stretching from the Eastern Seaboard cities to encompass Chicago and the Great Lakes ports. Against a background of fluctuating economic circumstances, the book examines the changing relationships between anthracite carrying railroads and mining companies, as the former increasingly assumed control of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
Number of Pages
650
Place of Publication
Scranton, United States
ISBN
9781589661509
SKU
V9781589661509
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