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

• Autore: Graebner William
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II