From Redstone to Ludlow: John Cleveland Osgood's Struggle Against the United Mine Workers of America by Munsell, F. Darrell - 2009

University Press of Colorado, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Previous owner name. In Very Good+ condition and Very Good+ dustjacket. The most comprehensive study of John Cleveland Osgood to date, From Redstone to Ludlow covers events from 1892, when Osgood and his associates organized the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, to 1917, when Osgood signed a contract with the United Mine Workers of America, marking the end of his long history of battling the union.Called the Fuel King of the West, Osgood was the leading coal baron in the western mountain region and the most prominent spokesperson for the coal industry for over three decades. During this time, his anti-union policies made him the UMWA's most formidable foe in its effort to organize the Colorado coalfields.From Redstone to Ludlow depicts the bipolarity of his approach to the threat of unionism. The "Redstone experiment," a model industrial village designed to improve the lives of workers through social programs,… Read More

Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Photographs. AN/AN, hc, 392 pgs. Maroon colored paper over boards with silver colored text on spine; no defects. Illustrated dust cover with black and pink colored text on upper and spine; no chips or tears; encased in protective mylar cover. Interior pages clean, unmarked, bright; perhaps unread; one page is creased and edge uncut as from publisher. Binding is tight and straight. No remainder mark.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University Press of Colorado, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. NEW. FIRST EDITION. WILL SHIP WITHIN 24-48 HOURS.