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Coal-mining safety in the progressive period : the political economy of reform / / William Graebner



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Autore: Graebner William Visualizza persona
Titolo: Coal-mining safety in the progressive period : the political economy of reform / / William Graebner Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8131-8621-8
0-8131-6319-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459598803321
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