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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-101476681554
ISBN-139781476681559
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038634138
Product Key Features
Number of Pages230 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHenry Clay Frick and the Golden Age of Coal and Coke, 1870-1920
Publication Year2020
SubjectUnited States / 20th Century, United States / 19th Century, Economics / General, Business
TypeTextbook
AuthorCassandra Vivian
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight14.9 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2020-008481
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal338.766272092
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introductory Notes Preface Introduction One. Coal and Coke Two. Henry Clay Frick Three. The Workers and Their World Four. Strikes from 1875 to 1886 Five. Strikes from 1887 to 1889 Six. Strike of 1891 Seven. Strike of 1894 Eight. Cleanup Appendix: The Mines Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisOnce the beehive coke oven was perfected in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the coal and coke industry began to flourish and supply other fledgling industries with the fuel they needed to succeed. The thrust of this growth came from Henry Clay Frick, who opened his first coal mines in the Morgan Valley of Fayette County in 1871. There, he helped lead the industry, making it the major developmental force in industrial America. This book traces the birth and growth of the early coal and coke industry from 1870 to 1920, primarily in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties. Beyond Frick's importance to the industry, other major topics covered in this history include the lives and struggles of the miners and immigrants who worked in the industry, the growth of unions and the many strikes in the region, and the attempts to clean the surrounding waterways from the horrific pollution that resulted from industrial development. Perhaps the most significant fact is that this book uses primary sources contemporary with the golden age of the coal and coke industry. That effort offers an alternative view and helps repair the common portrayal of Frick as corrupt by showing his work as that of an industrial genius., Traces the birth and growth of the early coal and coke industry from 1870 to 1920, primarily in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties. The book uses primary sources contemporary with the golden age of the coal and coke industry.
LC Classification NumberHD9559.C69V58 2020
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