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Blocton chronicles the history of a community built on coal.



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"Highlighting Blocton's colorful past through a series of vignettes and anecdotal evidence, Adams, a native of West Blocton, brings to life local residents and details the complex web of economic, social, and political relationships of this small town. . . . Despite labor disputes at the turn of the early twentieth century--notably the coal strikes of 1894, 1904, and 1919--and a disastrous fire on July 12, 1927, that destroyed West Blocton's commercial district, Adams's hundred-year history conveys the resilience, vivacity, and thriving local spirit of the town's residents."—Alabama Review

Blocton The History of an Alabama Coal Mining

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      Publisher: University of Alabama Press
      Publication Date: 5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780817317775, 978-0817317775
      ISBN10: 0817317775
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Blocton chronicles the history of a community built on coal.



      Trade Review
      "Highlighting Blocton's colorful past through a series of vignettes and anecdotal evidence, Adams, a native of West Blocton, brings to life local residents and details the complex web of economic, social, and political relationships of this small town. . . . Despite labor disputes at the turn of the early twentieth century--notably the coal strikes of 1894, 1904, and 1919--and a disastrous fire on July 12, 1927, that destroyed West Blocton's commercial district, Adams's hundred-year history conveys the resilience, vivacity, and thriving local spirit of the town's residents."—Alabama Review

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