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English
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Labor at the Beginning of the 20th Century: The Carbon County, Utah Coal Fields
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Salt Lake City, UT
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University of Utah
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MA
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"The Utah coal fields were ready for an attempt at union organization. Illustrative of the coal miner's plight in Utah was the explosion at Winter Quarters on May 1, 1900, which killed 200 miners. The tragedy was at that time more costly in terms of loss of life than any other mine explosion in the nation's history. The disaster received national and international attention. It served as an example of the heavy price that was being extracted from workers by industry. In this sense the Scofield disaster had an intangible affect on the American labor movement... The local response of the Carbon County miners to the injustices and problems of their situation was in many ways similar to the national and international trends. Yet local conditions and personalities produced responses and events that were unique. Because of both its similarity and uniqueness the story of the Utah coal miners is a part of the varied and intricate mosaic depicting the world-wide labor movement during the early part of the twentieth century." [Author's abstract]
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A History of Organized Labor in Utah
An Environmental Study of the Development of the Utah Labor Movement, 1860-1935
From Dearth to Deluge : Utah's Coal Industry
Heart Throbs of the West
History of the Scofield Mine Disaster
Life and Labor among the Immigrants of Bingham Canyon
The History of Organized Labor in Utah (1910-1920)
Toil and Rage in a New Land : The Greek Immigrants in Utah