The Bootleg Coal Rebellion

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The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925�1942

By Mitch Troutman

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The Bootleg Coal Rebellion by Mitch Troutman delves into the fascinating history of Pennsylvania's coal miners during the Great Depression. Faced with collapsing industries and economic despair, these resilient individuals turned to bootlegging coal to survive. This historical account explores their ingenuity and defiance and underscores the impact of their actions on both the local economy and community dynamics.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by grassroots efforts and the defiance of local communities against powerful industries. It delves into the resilience and ingenuity of coal miners and their families during a turbulent period in history, offering a compelling look at how ordinary people stood up for their rights and livelihoods.

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Told with great intimacy and compassion, The Bootleg Coal Rebellion uncovers a long-buried history of resistance and resilience among depression-era miners in Pennsylvania, who sunk their own mines on company grounds and fought police, bankers, coal companies, and courts to form a union that would safeguard not just their livelihoods, but protect their collective autonomy as citizens and workers for decades.

Community and Labour organiser Mitch Troutman brings this explosive and accessible American tale to life through the bootleggers' own words. Scholars, historians, organisers, and activists will celebrate this story of the people who literally seized mountains and stood their ground to create the Equalization movement, the miners' union democracy movement, and the Communist-led Unemployed Councils of the anthracite region.

This epic story of work, love, and community stands as a testament to the power of collective action; a story that is sorely needed as communities today rise to confront neoliberal policies ravaging our planet.

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The Bootleg Coal Rebellion by Mitch Troutman is praised for its vivid storytelling and meticulous historical research, offering a compelling look at the resilience and ingenuity of Appalachia's working class during the Great Depression. Reviewers highlight the book's focus on the collective efforts of miners and their communities, detailing an inspiring tale of rebellion and survival that resonates with contemporary readers. Troutman's work is described as a significant contribution to American labour history, emphasising human strength in the face of adversity.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781629639338

Publisher: PM Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: PM Press

Contributors:

Foreword by Staughton Lynd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 352

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History & Archaeology History & Military Mitch Troutman Non-Fiction

About the Author

Mitch Troutman is a writer, educator, organizer, and jack-of-all-trades living in Central Pennsylvania. He is a direct descendent of bootleg coal miners and belongs to the group Anthracite Unite. Staughton Lynd is a historian, lawyer, activist, and author of many books and articles. Howard Zinn hired him to teach at Spelman College, a college for black women, during the early 1960s. He was coordinator of the Freedom Schools in Mississippi during the summer of 1964. As an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War, he came to be unemployable as a university professor and became a lawyer. In Youngstown, Ohio, he fought for and lost the fight against plant shutdowns and for worker/community ownership of the mills. When Ohio built its supermaximum security prison in Youngstown, Staughton and his wife Alice, spearheaded a class action that went to the Supreme Court of the United States, establishing due process rights of supermaximum security prisoners.