This book offers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the
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punch. It is one of those rare books about a familiar subject that manages to seem fresh and …

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petromyopia. While oil constitutes a vital source of energy in the modern world, focusing too …

A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title The Encyclopedia of US Labor and Working-
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Between 1820 and 1860, the construction of a network of coal-carrying canals transformed
the society, economy, and environment of the eastern mid-Atlantic. Artificial waterways …

Oil has made fortunes, caused wars, and shaped nations. Accordingly, no one questions the
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In the decades preceding the Civil War, the South struggled against widespread negative
characterizations of its economy and society as it worked to match the North's infrastructure …

Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the slavery in the United States
changed dramatically. Slaves we concentrated in the production of tobacco, rice, and indigo …

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Union 'greenback'underwent moderate inflation (by wartime standards), but the Confederate …