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As A Function Of Its Corporate Duties, the Consolidation Coal Company, one of the largest coal mining operations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century, had photographers take hundreds of pictures of nearly every facet of its operations. Whether for publicity images, safety procedures, or archival information, these photographs create a record that goes far beyond the purpose the company intended. In Extracting Appalachia, geographer Geoffrey L. Buckley examines the company's photograph collection housed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Included in the collection are images of mine openings, mining equipment, and mine accidents, as well as scenes of the company towns, including schools, churches, recreational facilities, holiday celebrations, and company stores. Although the photographs in the collection provide us with valuable insights, they tell only part of the story. Using company records, state and federal government documents, contemporary newspaper accounts, and other archival materials. Professor Buckley shows that these photographs reveal much more than meets the eye. Extracting Appalachia places these hist
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Ohio University Press (April 15, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0821415565
ISBN-13: 978-0821415566
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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This is a well written account by Geoffrey Buckley on the history of the Consolidation Coal Company from 1910 to 1945. The book goes into great detail about the systematic manipulation and eventual takeover of prosperous coal lands by the Consolidation Coal Company from farming families through questionable ethics and shrewd tactics. The book also examines how the Consolidation Coal Company was successful in controlling the economic and social lives of miners and mining families through the act of paternalism. Highly recommended!
I ordered this product and the seller was excellent in delivery of product and promptness. i loved the book and the many images of the history of the Consolidated Coal Company
Too academic, I was looking for something that had more illustrations of the topics discussed. Small format made even the artwork used tough to see
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