Anthracite collieries and railroads of the Western Middle Field
By: by Scott Hemenway.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Garrigues House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Laurys Station, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Anthracite coal industry -- Pennsylvania -- History; Anthracite coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania -- History; Railroads -- Pennsylvania -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Beginnings of an industry 1820-1840; title: Transportation and rapid growth 1850-1870; title: The railroads take control 1870-1900; title: Zenith and then decline 1900-1930; title: The mining of anthracite; title: Preparation of anthracite; title: Collieries of the western middle field.