(Association Copy) The Plight of the Bituminous Coal Miner
de Morris, Homer Lawrence; Foreword by Joseph H. Willits
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Sobre este artículo
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 009019
- Título
- (Association Copy) The Plight of the Bituminous Coal Miner
- Autor
- Morris, Homer Lawrence; Foreword by Joseph H. Willits
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- University of Pennsylvania Press/ H. Milford, Oxford University Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Philadelphia
- Fecha de publicación
- 1934
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- U.S. History; U.S. History-Trade Unions;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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