Do, die, or get along a tale of two Appalachian towns

Do, die, or get along : a tale of two Appalachian towns / Peter Crow.

Author/creator	Crow, Peter, 1942-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Athens : University of Georgia Press,
Description	xxiv, 220 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Oral history. Community life--Virginia --Saint Paul. Community life--Virginia --Dante. Coal mines and mining--Virginia --Saint Paul --History. Coal mines and mining--Virginia --Dante --History. Company towns--Virginia --Case studies. Saint Paul (Va.)--Biography. Dante (Va.)--Biography. Saint Paul (Va.)--Social conditions. Dante (Va.)--Social conditions.

Contents	Frontier times -- Incorporated town: early years -- Company town: early years -- Immigrant labor -- Wild times in St. Paul -- Civility in St. Paul -- Great Depression and Dante -- Race relations in Dante -- Unionization -- The two towns interfacing, diverging -- Mining safety -- The Strip Mine Act of 1977 -- Regional planning and river politics -- Company town with no company -- The Pittston Strike of 1989-90 -- Changing attitudes -- Women, conservationists, and the economy -- Education and youth -- Changing strategy for regional renewal -- No-company town fights on.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-208) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006014019
ISBN	0820328634 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780820328638 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0820328715 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780820328713 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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