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Autore: |
Graebner William
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Titolo: |
Coal-mining safety in the progressive period : the political economy of reform / / William Graebner
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Pubblicazione: | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1976 |
©1976 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina: | 622/.8 |
Soggetto topico: | Coal mines and mining - United States - Safety measures - History |
Note generali: | "Published for the Organization of American Historians." |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Coal-mining safety in the progressive period ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-8131-8621-8 |
0-8131-6319-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910787466903321 |
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