Email from PM Press Take 20% OFF with coupon code "October" TAKE 20% OFF WITH COUPON CODE "OCTOBER"       $19.95 $15.96 BUY THE PAPERBACK $8.95 $7.16 BUY THE E-BOOK   In the early twentieth century, strikes and union battles were common in industrial centers throughout the US. But nothing compared to the class warfare of the West Virginia mine wars. Our illustrated history begins with Mary Harris “Mother” Jones's arrival at the turn of the century. Whitehaired, matronly, and fiercely socialist, Jones became known as the “miners’ angel” and helped turn the fledgling United Mine Workers into the nation’s most powerful labor union. “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living” was her famous battle cry. In 1912, miners led by stubborn Frank Keeney struck against harsh conditions in the work camps of Paint and Cabin Creeks. Coal operators responded by enlisting violent Baldwin-Felts guards. The ensuing battles and murderous events caused the governor to declare and execute martial law on a scale unprecedented in the US. On May 19, 1920, in response to evictions by coal company agents, gunshots rang through the streets of a small town in “Bloody Mingo” county. In an event soon known as the “Matewan Massacre”; the pro-union, quick-draw chief of police Smilin’ Sid Hatfield became an unexpected celebrity—but also a marked man. Events climax with the dramatic Battle of Blair Mountain that pitched the spontaneous Red Neck Army of ten thousand armed strikers against a paid army of gun thugs in the largest labor uprising in US history and the largest armed uprising since the American Civil War.  This graphic interpretation of people’s history features unforgettable main characters while also displaying the diverse rank and file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle.   BUY THE BOOK   “It is past time to use the unique attributes of graphic arts to tell the remarkable story of the West Virginia Mine Wars. Black Coal and Red Bandanas applies the stark colors of its title to allow the reader to visualize the world in which it is set.” —Denise Giardina, author of Storming Heaven   "An immensely important addition to the labor canon, Black Coal and Red Bandanas brings readers right into the thick of the Mine Wars’ hidden history, when working people of various creeds and colors banded together to fight the ‘thug rule’ of industrial overlords who valued profit over human life. An empowering story for our times.” —Taylor Brown, author of Rednecks   BUY THE E-BOOK   TAKE 20% OFF THESE RELATED TITLES WITH COUPON CODE OCTOBER       - PM Press | PO Box 23912 | Oakland, CA 94623 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice