The Slav Invasion and the Mine Workers: A Study in Immigration (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Frank Julian Warne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331616521 ISBN 13: 9780331616521

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Understand how a shifting wave of immigration upended a regional industry and their towns, and how workers and unions responded.

This provocative study looks at the clash between Slav and English-speaking miners in Pennsylvania’s anthracite fields, and what it meant for labor, society, and national identity.

This book blends on-the-ground reporting with analysis to show how new arrivals from Poland, Austria, Hungary, Russia, and Italy reshaped work, politics, and everyday life. It traces factory floors, strikes, and the rise of the United Mine Workers of America, arguing that industrial conflict was inseparable from questions of culture, religion, education, and law.

• Learn how organized labor tried to address industrial unrest and protect workers across diverse nationalities.
• See how immigration influenced wages, working conditions, and the politics of mining towns.
• Explore the social forces at work—from schools and churches to courts and liquor trade—that affected assimilation.
• Consider the broader claim that labor organization can unite people across language and creed around a common economic goal.

Ideal for readers of labor history, immigration studies, and American social change, this edition sheds light on a pivotal period that shaped more than one industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331616521
• ISBN 13: 9780331616521
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 211