Glass Towns: Industry, Labor, and Political Economy in Appalachia, 1890-1930s

by Ken Fones-Wolf

While rich in natural resources, Appalachia remains a nationwide symbol of poverty. Ken Fones-Wolf deftly combines labor and business history to examine how a promising partnership between West Virginia and the glass industry failed to improve the state's political economy.

State leaders saw glass as a potential cornerstone industry that promised high wages, reinvestment in the local economy, and a complement to the state's abundance of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252073711
• ISBN13: 9780252073717
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 6.1"