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Henry Clay Frick and the Golden Age of Coal and Coke, 1870-1920

Af: Cassandra Vivian Engelsk Paperback

Henry Clay Frick and the Golden Age of Coal and Coke, 1870-1920

Af: Cassandra Vivian Engelsk Paperback
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Once the beehive coke oven was perfected in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the coal and coke industry began to flourish and supply other fledgling industries with the fuel they needed to succeed. The thrust of this growth came from Henry Clay Frick, who opened his first coal mines in the Morgan Valley of Fayette County in 1871. There, he helped lead the industry, making it the major developmental force in industrial America. This book traces the birth and growth of the early coal and coke industry from 1870 to 1920, primarily in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties. Beyond Frick''s importance to the industry, other major topics covered in this history include the lives and struggles of the miners and immigrants who worked in the industry, the growth of unions and the many strikes in the region, and the attempts to clean the surrounding waterways from the horrific pollution that resulted from industrial development. Perhaps the most significant fact is that this book uses primary sources contemporary with the golden age of the coal and coke industry. That effort offers an alternative view and helps repair the common portrayal of Frick as corrupt by showing his work as that of an industrial genius.

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Once the beehive coke oven was perfected in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the coal and coke industry began to flourish and supply other fledgling industries with the fuel they needed to succeed. The thrust of this growth came from Henry Clay Frick, who opened his first coal mines in the Morgan Valley of Fayette County in 1871. There, he helped lead the industry, making it the major developmental force in industrial America. This book traces the birth and growth of the early coal and coke industry from 1870 to 1920, primarily in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties. Beyond Frick''s importance to the industry, other major topics covered in this history include the lives and struggles of the miners and immigrants who worked in the industry, the growth of unions and the many strikes in the region, and the attempts to clean the surrounding waterways from the horrific pollution that resulted from industrial development. Perhaps the most significant fact is that this book uses primary sources contemporary with the golden age of the coal and coke industry. That effort offers an alternative view and helps repair the common portrayal of Frick as corrupt by showing his work as that of an industrial genius.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 230
ISBN-13: 9781476681559
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1476681554
Kategori: Industrialisering og industrihistorie
Udg. Dato: 23 apr 2020
Længde: 12mm
Bredde: 178mm
Højde: 254mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 23 apr 2020
Forfatter(e): Cassandra Vivian
Forfatter(e) Cassandra Vivian

Kategori Industrialisering og industrihistorie

ISBN-13 9781476681559

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 230

Udgave

Længde 12mm

Bredde 178mm

Højde 254mm

Udg. Dato 23 apr 2020

Oplagsdato 23 apr 2020

Forlag McFarland & Co Inc