What's a coal miner to do? : the mechanization of coal mining / Keith Dix.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dix, Keith, author.

Series:

Pittsburgh series in social and labor history.

Pittsburgh Series in Social and Labor History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Mine Workers of America--History--20th century.

United Mine Workers of America.

Coal-mining machinery--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Coal-mining machinery.

United States.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation This book explores the impact of technology on coal miners and operators. Dix reconstructs the history of the "hand-loading" era, then views the evolution of mechanical coal technology, the rise of the United Mine Workers, and the expanded role of the state under New Deal legislation

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Hand Loading of Coal

2. Evolution of Underground Machinery

3. The Joy Loading Machine

4. Transformation of the Miner's Job

5. Miners' Response to Technological Change

6. The Union and Mechanization

7. Evolution of the UMWA's Mechanization Policy

8. Union and Industry During the Great Depression

9. Government Intervention in the Industry

10. Miners' "Freedom" Under Increased Mechanization

11. Opportunities Lost

Appendix

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-245) and index.

ISBN:

9780822976547

0822976544

OCLC:

1132397507