The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers' Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields

by Steve Watkins

For fans of Steve Sheinkin and Deb Heiligman, a riveting true story of the West Virginia coal miners who ignited the largest labor uprising in American history.

In May of 1920, in a small town in the mountains of West Virginia, a dozen coal miners took a stand. They were sick of the low pay in the mines. The unsafe conditions. The brutal treatment they endured from mine owners and operators. The scrip they were paid--instead of cash--that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1547612185
• ISBN13: 9781547612185
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9