Blocton
Subtitle: the history of an Alabama coal mining town
By: Charles Edward Adams
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa, Ala
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780817317775
Subjects: Coal mines and mining; Company towns; History
Notes: Originally published by the Cahaba Trace Commission in 2001 with a new epilogue from the author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nineteenth century beginnings; title: The early churches and synagogue; title: Tennessee Coal and Iron Company era; title: The Bloctons: 1901 until World War I; title: Over there and over here; title: The 1927 town fire; title: The Great Depression and rebound; title: Fighting Hitler and Tojo; title: Coal mining's end in West Blocton; title: Town centennial and beyond; title: Epilogue.