Contents
PREFACE
ix
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION CHAPTER
1
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER
3
CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER
5
CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER
7
CHAPTER 8
The Uniqueness of Carbon County
1
The Land and People Before Settlement . . . .
9
The Frontier and Settlement Period
18
Agriculture
46
Community and Economic Development...
71
The Coal Industry
107
Mining and Disasters
134
Labor Activities
159
CHAPTER
9
The Coal Camps
183
CHAPTER
10
Cultural Diversity
200
CHAPTER
11
Religion
227
CHAPTER
12
Education
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