Glass towns
Subtitle: industry, labor and political economy in Appalachia, 1890-1930s
By: Ken Fones-Wolf.
Series: The working class in American history
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780252031311; 9780252073717
Subjects: Glass trade -- Appalachian Region -- History; Appalachian Region -- Economic conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: The emergence and crisis of the dual monopoly; title: Workers and the revolution in glassmaking; title: The development faith and the glass industry; title: Moundsville : enterprising managers and upright citizens; title: Clarksburg : a craftsman's paradise; title: Fairmont : a cutting edge of mass production; title: Into the depression.