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Images of Appalachian coalfields. Introduction by Helen Matthews Lewis, foreword by Cornell Capa
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Images of Appalachian coalfields. Introduction by Helen Matthews Lewis, foreword by Cornell Capa

by Levy, Builder

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1989
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Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1989. Hardcover. xiii, 124p., original black cloth binding in dust jacket; jacket is slightly unevenly toned, else in very good condition.
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Black earth
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Black earth

by Rowan, Thomas

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1935
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New York: Hillman-Curl, Inc, 1935. Hardcover. 303p., original black cloth boards with titling and decoration stamped in red and gold on front board and spine, lacking dust jacket, endpapers are illustrated with a tragic funeral scene in woodcut; top corners are only slightly bumped, front decoration is only faintly rubbed, otherwise a very good condition book with clean boards… Read more about this item
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'Dirty Coal' and Socialism. A statement on the true meaning of nationalisation by the Parliamentary Socialist Christian group

'Dirty Coal' and Socialism. A statement on the true meaning of nationalisation by the Parliamentary Socialist Christian group

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1950
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Chatham, England: Parrett & Neves, Ltd, 1950. Pamphlet. 20p., wraps. 8.5 x 5.5 in. Hole-punched in the upper left corner. Very Good. Christian socialist argument against industrialism as having enriched the few while impoverishing the many to wages and factories.
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Miners and management; a study of the collective agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company and an analysis of the problems of coal in the United States

Miners and management; a study of the collective agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company and an analysis of the problems of coal in the United States

by Van Kleeck, Mary

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1934
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New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1934. Hardcover. 391p., front., original blue cloth binding with minor bumping of corners, ex library with the usual markings.
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Some lessons from the Pittston Coal Strike [handbill]

Some lessons from the Pittston Coal Strike [handbill]

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1999
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Chicago: Labor Solidarity Alliance, 1999. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch double-sided handbill with an analysis of the Pittsburgh coal strike of 1989; faint stain on front, otherwise in very good condition.
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Amnesty for British miners! [handbill]

Amnesty for British miners! [handbill]

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1985
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Chicago: Chicago General Membership Branch, Industrial Workers of the World [IWW], 1985. Handbill. Double-sided 8.5x11 inch handbill; illus., support rally for coal miners in Great Britain, in very good condition.
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The war-time general strike of Springfield, Illinois; seminar in American history

The war-time general strike of Springfield, Illinois; seminar in American history

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[c198-?]
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npl, [c198-?]. Pamphlet. 8.5x11 inch photocopied, corner-stapled seminar; faint handling, otherwise very good.
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Chicago musicians and striking coal miners [press release]

Chicago musicians and striking coal miners [press release]

by [Leki, Pete]

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1990
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Chicago: [Self-published by the author], 1990. Ephemera. [3]p., 8.5x11 inch sheets, corner stapled; slight foxing along bottom edge, otherwise very good. Press release on the media blackout of the coal strike, and the Miners' Aid Benefit Concert which included Tupac Amaru, and much more.
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Adopt a miner; the coal miner memorial statue fund

Adopt a miner; the coal miner memorial statue fund

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nd
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Frostburg, MD: The Foundation for Frostburg/CMMSF, nd. Pamphlet. Eight panel brochure; photos., map, in very good condition.
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Human crisis in the kingdom of coal
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Human crisis in the kingdom of coal

by Smith, Richard C.

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1952
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New York: Friendship Press, 1952. Hardcover. 113p., cloth-covered boards, illus., spine sunned, else very good condition. Signed and inscribed by Smith on the free front endpaper. No dust jacket.
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Human crisis in the kingdom of coal
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Human crisis in the kingdom of coal

by Smith, Richard C.

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1952
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New York: Friendship Press, 1952. Paperback. 109p., 6x8 inches; front., photos., faint toning on wraps, publisher's sticker on front cover, else very good condition. Signed and inscribed by the author.
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Burning valley, a novel

Burning valley, a novel

by Bonosky, Phillip

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1953
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New York: Masses & Mainstream, 1953. Hardcover. 288p., first edition, endpapers browned else good condition in a worn and chipped dust jacket. "This is the sensitively told story of the working people who lived in the Hollow, and of their struggle against the hunger that haunted the shacks and mining patches sprawling across the hills and valleys of Western… Read more about this item
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Plan for Coal Distribution

Plan for Coal Distribution

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1956
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London: Fabian Society, 1956. Pamphlet. 23p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, touch of rust to staples, else very good condition. Fabian Research Series 182.
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A people's monument: Ludlow, Colorado

A people's monument: Ludlow, Colorado

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1971
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n.p.: Stone Press, 1971. Pamphlet. 11p., 8.5x14 inch staplebound pamphlet, corner creased. Includes the lyrics to a Woody Guthrie song about Ludlow and a brief history of the Ludlow Massacre, April 20, 1914; also transcribes several pages of messages written by visitors to the site.
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C.F.M. Reports; vol. 1, no. 5 (April 1965)

C.F.M. Reports; vol. 1, no. 5 (April 1965)

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1965
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New York: Committee for Miners, 1965. Newsletter. 2p., 8.5x14 inch newsletter; in very good condition. Covers the killing of Eastern Kentucky miner Ernest Creech, Boston folk concerts, and more.
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When the whistle blows, songs by Sue Edmonds

When the whistle blows, songs by Sue Edmonds

by Edmonds, Sue

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1986
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Wollngong, New South Wales: Sounds of the Illawarra, 1986. Pamphlet. 38p., 8.5x11 inch wraps, taped-binding, slight damp wrinkle on last few pages, otherwise in very good condition.
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A year of our lives; a colliery community in the great coal strike of 1984/85

A year of our lives; a colliery community in the great coal strike of 1984/85

by Douglass, David John, compiler

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1986
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London: Hooligan Press, 1986. Pamphlet. Unpaginated, 6x9 inch wraps; photos., mild shelfwear, else very good condition.
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Go to it, miners! [handbill]

Go to it, miners! [handbill]

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1946
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Cleveland, OH: Trade Union Educational League, 1946. Pamphlet. 9x12 inch handbill, paper toned, otherwise very good. Issued by the Oehlerite incarnation of the TUEL. "Go to it, coal diggers! We're on your side! Defeat and bury the Fascist-like actions of the Truman administration and its appointed political hacks in attempting to force a form of indentured slave labor on… Read more about this item
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A strike like no other strike, law & resistance during the Pittston Coal Strike of 1989 - 1990

A strike like no other strike, law & resistance during the Pittston Coal Strike of 1989 - 1990

by Brisbin, Richard A., Jr.

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2002
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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Hardcover. 350p., first printing, very good condition in like dust jacket.
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Myth-making as labor history: Herbert Gutman and the United Mine Workers of America

Myth-making as labor history: Herbert Gutman and the United Mine Workers of America

by HIll, Herbert

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1988
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N.pl: International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, 1988. Pamphlet. pp. 132-200, offprint, wraps, block slightly wrinkled from dampstain, worn along staplebound spine, staples a bit rusted, else good. Inscribed and signed to Martin Oppenheimer by Herbert Hill.
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