| Description |
1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Finding's keeping -- The favorite of fortune -- Nothing but his labor -- The Joplin man simply takes his chances -- The American boy has held his own -- Red-blooded, rugged individuals -- Back to work. |
| Summary |
"White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, 'Poor Man's Fortune' tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the century from the Civil War to World War II. With a close study of metal miners in the Tri-State district of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, Jarod Roll reveals why successive generations of white, native-born men willingly and repeatedly opposed labor unions and government-led health and safety reforms, even during the New Deal"-- Provided by publisher |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 20, 2020). |
| Subject |
Miners -- Tri-State Mining District -- History -- 19th century.
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Miners -- Tri-State Mining District -- History -- 20th century.
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Working class white people -- Attitudes.
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Working class men -- Attitudes.
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Conservatism -- Tri-State Mining District -- History.
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Masculinity -- Economic aspects.
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White nationalism.
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HISTORY -- United States -- General.
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Conservatism. (OCoLC)fst00875582
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Miners. (OCoLC)fst01022485
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White nationalism. (OCoLC)fst01895876
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Roll, Jarod. Poor man's fortune. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2020] 9781469656281 (DLC) 2019052079 (OCoLC)1119467798 |
| ISBN |
9781469656311 (electronic book) |
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1469656310 (electronic book) |
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