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Convicts, coal, and the Banner Mine tragedy / Robert David Ward and William Warren Rogers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, Robert David, author.
- Rogers, William Warren, 1929-2017, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Convict labor--Alabama--Birmingham.
- Convict labor.
- Coal mine accidents--Alabama--Birmingham.
- Coal mine accidents.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama ; London, [England] : The University of Alabama Press, 1987.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the late 1870s, Jefferson County, Alabama, and the town of Elyton (near the future Birmingham) became the focus of a remarkable industrial and mining revolution.Together with the surrounding counties, the area was penetrated by railroads.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Death at the Banner; 2. The Convict Lease System; 3. ""The Facts Should Be Known""; 4. ""At the Mercy of the Earth"": The Mine Safety Law; 5. ""A Principle of Justice"": The Convict Lease Question ; 6. ""According to the Best...Experts""; 7. ""The Moral Question Obtrudes"" ; Appendix; Notes; Select Biography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9040-5
- OCLC:
- 654458996
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