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The Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story of America's Largest Labor Uprising (Reprint Edition) by Robert Shogan Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 0-465-07773-0 / 0465077730 ISBN-13: 978-0-465-07773-1 / 9780465077731 "The Battle of Blair Mountain is historical narrative at its best." (Christian Science Monitor) In 1921, some 10,000 West Virginia coal miners-- outraged over years of brutality and exploitation-- picked up their Winchesters and marched against their tormentors, the powerful mine owners who ruled |