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Homestead Steel Mill—the Final Ten Years: USWA Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy
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Homestead Steel Mill—the Final Ten Years: USWA Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy

Mike Stout
This is an insider’s portrait of the union at U.S. Steel’s Homestead Works, specifically the workers, activists, and insurgents that made up the radically democratic Rank and File Caucus from 1977 to 1987.
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Written in Blood: Courage and Corruption in the Appalachian War of Extraction
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Written in Blood: Courage and Corruption in the Appalachian War of Extraction

Editor: Wess Harris
Written in Blood features the work of Appalachia’s leading scholars and activists making available an accurate, ungilded, and uncensored understanding of our history.
$19.95
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We the People: Stories from the Community Rights Movement in the United States
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We the People: Stories from the Community Rights Movement in the United States

Thomas Linzey and Anneke Campbell
We the People offers portraits of communities across the U.S. that have faced threats from environmentally destructive corporate projects and responded by banning those projects at a local level.
$14.95
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Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals: A Documentary History of the West Virginia Mine Wars
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Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals: A Documentary History of the West Virginia Mine Wars

Editor: David Alan Corbin
The dramatic stories of union battles as seen by the leaders, rank-and-file participants, and the journalists who came to West Virginia to cover them.
$21.95
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When Miners March
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When Miners March

William C. Blizzard • Editor: Wess Harris
The definitive insider's history of the 20th century Mine Wars and the treason trial of Bill Blizzard, the fearless leader of the Red Neck Army.
$24.95
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Fire on the Mountain
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Fire on the Mountain

Terry Bisson
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
$18.95
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SCRIP: How the Coal Companies Impoverished Harlan County
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SCRIP: How the Coal Companies Impoverished Harlan County

Charles Edward Thomas
Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
$29.95
Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019
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Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019

Gordon Simmons
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
$19.95
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Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars
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Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars

Raymond Tyler • Summer McClinton
This graphic interpretation of people’s history features unforgettable main characters while also displaying the diverse rank-and-file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle.
$19.95
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The Bootleg Coal Rebellion: The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925–1942
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The Bootleg Coal Rebellion: The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925–1942

Mitch Troutman
The Bootleg Coal Rebellion uncovers a long-buried history of resistance and resilience among depression-era miners in Pennsylvania.
$24.95
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Y'all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia
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Y'all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia

Zane McNeill
This book demonstrates above all else that Appalachia and its people are filled with a vitality and passion for their region which will slowly but surely effect long-lasting and positive changes in the region.
$22.00
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The Day the Klan Came to Town
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The Day the Klan Came to Town

Bill Campbell • Illustrator: Bizhan Khodabandeh
A fictionalized retelling of a KKK riot that occurred in Carnegie, PA, in 1923 and the resistance to it.
$16.95
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Homestead Steel Mill—the Final Ten Years: USWA Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy
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Homestead Steel Mill—the Final Ten Years: USWA Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy

Mike Stout This is an insider’s portrait of the union at U.S. Steel’s Homestead Works, specifically the workers, activists, and insurgents that made up the radically democratic Rank and File Caucus from 1977 to 1987.
From $9.95
Written in Blood: Courage and Corruption in the Appalachian War of Extraction
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Written in Blood: Courage and Corruption in the Appalachian War of Extraction

Editor: Wess Harris Written in Blood features the work of Appalachia’s leading scholars and activists making available an accurate, ungilded, and uncensored understanding of our history.
$19.95
We the People: Stories from the Community Rights Movement in the United States
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We the People: Stories from the Community Rights Movement in the United States

Thomas Linzey and Anneke Campbell We the People offers portraits of communities across the U.S. that have faced threats from environmentally destructive corporate projects and responded by banning those projects at a local level.
$14.95
Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals: A Documentary History of the West Virginia Mine Wars
Books

Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals: A Documentary History of the West Virginia Mine Wars

Editor: David Alan Corbin The dramatic stories of union battles as seen by the leaders, rank-and-file participants, and the journalists who came to West Virginia to cover them.
$21.95
When Miners March
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When Miners March

William C. Blizzard • Editor: Wess Harris The definitive insider's history of the 20th century Mine Wars and the treason trial of Bill Blizzard, the fearless leader of the Red Neck Army.
$24.95
Fire on the Mountain
Books

Fire on the Mountain

Terry Bisson Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
$18.95
SCRIP: How the Coal Companies Impoverished Harlan County
Books

SCRIP: How the Coal Companies Impoverished Harlan County

Charles Edward Thomas Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
$29.95
Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019
Books

Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019

Gordon Simmons Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
$19.95
Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars
Books

Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars

Raymond Tyler • Summer McClinton This graphic interpretation of people’s history features unforgettable main characters while also displaying the diverse rank-and-file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle.
$19.95
The Bootleg Coal Rebellion: The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925–1942
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The Bootleg Coal Rebellion: The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925–1942

Mitch Troutman The Bootleg Coal Rebellion uncovers a long-buried history of resistance and resilience among depression-era miners in Pennsylvania.
$24.95
Y'all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia
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Y'all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia

Zane McNeill This book demonstrates above all else that Appalachia and its people are filled with a vitality and passion for their region which will slowly but surely effect long-lasting and positive changes in the region.
$22.00
The Day the Klan Came to Town
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The Day the Klan Came to Town

Bill Campbell • Illustrator: Bizhan Khodabandeh A fictionalized retelling of a KKK riot that occurred in Carnegie, PA, in 1923 and the resistance to it.
$16.95