Description
In 1922, a coal miner strike spread across the United States, swallowing the heavily-unionized mining town of Herrin, Illinois. When the owner of the town's local mine hired non-union workers to break the strike, violent conflict broke out between the strikebreakers and unionized miners, who were all heavily armed. When strikebreakers surrendered and were promised safe passage home, the unionized miners began executing them before large, cheering crowds.
This book tells the cruel truth behind the story that the coal industry tried to suppress and that Herrin wants to forget. A thorough account of the massacre and its aftermath, this book sets a heartland tragedy against the rise and decline of the coal industry.
Book Information
ISBN 9781476681719
Author Greg Bailey
Format Paperback
Page Count 178
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 245g
This book tells the cruel truth behind the story that the coal industry tried to suppress and that Herrin wants to forget. A thorough account of the massacre and its aftermath, this book sets a heartland tragedy against the rise and decline of the coal industry.
Book Information
ISBN 9781476681719
Author Greg Bailey
Format Paperback
Page Count 178
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 245g
