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UNINA9910787466903321 |
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Autore |
Graebner William |
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Coal-mining safety in the progressive period : the political economy of reform / / William Graebner |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1976 |
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©1976 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-8621-8 |
0-8131-6319-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Coal mines and mining - United States - Safety measures - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Published for the Organization of American Historians." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Business, Bureaucracy, and National Reform; 2. Technology and Politics in the Federal Bureaucracy; 3. Legislation and Enforcement in the States; 4. The Miner and the Union; 5. The Operator as Victim; 6. Coal-Mining Safety and the Progressive Period; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliographical Note; Bibliography of Primary Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through the first decade of the twentieth century, Americans looked upon industrial accidents with callous disregard; they were accepted as an unfortunate but necessary adjunct to industrial society. A series of mine disasters in December 1907 (including one in Monongah, West Virginia, which took a toll of 361 lives) shook the public, at least temporarily, out of its lethargy. In this award-winning study, author William Graebner traces the development of mine safety reform in the years immediately following these tragic events. Reform activities during the Progressive period centered on the Bu |
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