Stories from the Mines

by Thomas M. Curra, Greg Matkosky, John W. Cosgrove (Foreword by)

Overview

At the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of European immigrants came to northeastern Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines. Stories from the Mines chronicles the struggle of these miners to earn a decent wage, alleviate dangerous working conditions, and gain respect. The perilous work the miners performed for extremely low pay, Matkosky and Currà argue, laid the foundation for America’s Industrial Revolution and the modern labor movement.         

This powerful book traces the miners’ epic human rights battle from their arrival in the United States to the Great Strike of 1902 and the inception of the United Mine Workers. Its companion documentary, available separately on DVD, blends dramatic reenactments and never-before-seen archival footage and photographs to recount a conflict that inspired the involvement of Clarence Darrow and Theodore Roosevelt.

Stories from the Mines highlights the indelible contribution to America’s history made by anthracite coal and the men who mined it.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589660519
Publisher:	University of Scranton Press
Publication date:	12/15/2006
Edition description:	Commerative 100th Anniversary ed.
Pages:	82
Product dimensions:	11.25(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Greg Matkosky is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Thomas Currà is an Emmy award–winning television producer who lives and works in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Greg Matkosky is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Thomas Currà is an Emmy award–winning television producer who lives and works in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Foreword by John W. Cosgrove
 
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6