Illustrations; Map; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I.A Legacy of Labor and Coal ; II. The Winter Quarters Mine Disaster ; III. The 1901 Strike ; IV. The 1903-4 Strike ; V. Intermission for the United Mine Workers of America, 1905-17; VI. A New Opportunity: World War I and Afterwards ; VII. The 1922 Strike ; VIII. The Castle Gate Mine Disaster ; IX. Retrenchment and Disenchantment, 1924-32; X. The Battle for Control, 1933; XI. The Union Legacy ; XII. Conclusion ; Appendix; Notes; Index