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(Association Copy)  The Plight of the Bituminous Coal Miner

(Association Copy) The Plight of the Bituminous Coal Miner

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(Association Copy) The Plight of the Bituminous Coal Miner

by Morris, Homer Lawrence; Foreword by Joseph H. Willits

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press/ H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1934. RARE. First Edition in dust jacket. Association Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front fly leaf - "To Aunt Ann and Uncle Jim, in loving appreciation Homer L. Morris June 10, 1934". Near Fine, slight toning to end papers, in a Very Good dust jacket, small round hole at spine, several small edge tears and chips, jacket lightly soiled. xiv, 253 pp., with Appendix: "England Transfers Her Surplus Miners": p. 230-247. The author interviewed over 900 coal miners in Kentucky and West Virginia in this classic Depression era study performed under the auspices of the American Friends Service Committee. Contents: The plight of the coal industry --How many miners are needed -- The unemployed miner and his family --Once a miner always a miner --The training and skill of miners -- Living in company controlled communities --Extent and effects of unemployment --What's the miner thinking --How can mining be improved --The economic status of miners --What do miners want to do --The rehabilitation of displaced miners --Rehabilitation a frontier of social justice. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

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Bookseller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
009019
Title
(Association Copy) The Plight of the Bituminous Coal Miner
Author
Morris, Homer Lawrence; Foreword by Joseph H. Willits
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press/ H. Milford, Oxford University Press
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date Published
1934
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Weight
0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
U.S. History; U.S. History-Trade Unions;

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