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Matewan

Matewan1987

Sayles, John

About this book

A labor leader seeking to organize the workers of a company town sets off a powderkeg of racial hostility, corruption and betrayal in this tale of the bitter clash between unionist miners and the tyrannical coal company owners in West Virginia in the 1920's.

Details

First published
1987
OL Work ID
OL34727121W

Subjects

Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921DramaVideo recordings for the hearing impairedFeature films

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