The Mine Wars |
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Women in the early 1900s were barred from working underground in the coal mines, but their work above ground was integral to the coal camp system.
The Mine Wars |
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The daughter of an Italian immigrant who found work in the coal mines, Jean Battlo discusses her parents' stuggle to raise a family under tough conditions.
The Mine Wars |
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A coal miner and long-time West Virginia resident reflects on his time working in the mines, and his family's life in a company town.
The Mine Wars |
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Scholars discuss violence, militancy, and political struggle at the time of Mother Jones and the miners' unionization movement.
The Big Burn |
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In the summer of 1910, hundreds of wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies.
The Big Burn |
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In 1910, a wildfire burned an area the size of Connecticut and killed at least 78 firefighters in just 36 hours.
The Big Burn |
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At the turn of the 20th century, Gifford Pinchot was the nation's preeminent forester.Â
The Big Burn |
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Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot saw fighting forest fires as being essential to the new Forest Service's mission.
The Big Burn |
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After the Big Burn, Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot publicizes the selfless actions of the fire fighters who lost their lives in the blaze.Â
The Big Burn |
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In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt worried that unless America's forests were protected and regulated, the nation's forests would soon disappear.Â
The Big Burn |
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In the summer of 1910, the Forest Service had less than 500 rangers nationwide.
The Big Burn |
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Watch Chapter 1 of The Big Burn .
