It was the essential fuel for homes, industry and war.
Coal was the political-economic king at that time. It tells a story, not widely known despite its recounting in several histories (James Green’s The Devil Is Here in These Hills is the film’s primary reference), several novels and the great early film of director and novelist John Sayles.įor two decades at the beginning of the 20 th century, coal miners in southern West Virginia fought against the brutal conditions of work - long hours, low pay, significant danger and constant pressure to work faster - that mine owners insisted they needed to compete with mines in Pennsylvania and other coalfields closer to their main markets.
The Mine Wars, produced and directed by Randall MacLoury for The American Experience, is one of the best television history documentaries in the history of this series, which itself is among the best programming offered by the Public Broadcasting System.
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