American Coal: Russell Lee Portraits

by Douglas Brinkley and Mary Jane Appel

More than 100 powerful images by noted photographer Russell Lee that document the working conditions and lives of coal mining communities in the postwar United States; publication coincides with an exhibition at the National Archives in Washington, DC.

In 1946 the Truman administration made a promise to striking coal miners: as part of a deal to resume work, the government would sponsor a nationwide survey of health and labor conditions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477329560
• ISBN13: 9781477329566
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.1" x 10.1"