Books on the Mine Wars
KCPL owns books, e-books and more related to the Mine Wars. More may be available under specific events like Matewan, Blair Mountain or Paint Creek.
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West Virginia State Archives
The Archives has a nice overview of the events.
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Newspaper Archive: Charleston Historical Newspapers
West Virginia historic newspapers with coverage of mine war events and people.

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Novels set in WV's mining towns
Denise Giardiana's Storming Heaven
Volume one of her classic novel set in the WV mines.
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Denise Giardina's Unquiet Earth
The conclusion of her saga about a mining town.
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Mining fiction
Novels set in West Virginia's mines
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Nonfiction on mining
Nonfiction books on mining
Histories, government documents and print materials on mining
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DVDs
Film with materials on WV mine history
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Resources on the internet
West Virginia Mine War Museum
Located in Matewan, the Museum offers online access to some of their collection.
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Mine Wars - WV Encyclopedia
An overview of the Mine Wars with links to specific events.
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The Mine Wars - PBS
The American Experience documentary's site.
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Images of the Mine Wars
Images from WVU's online collection of historic images
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