The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama.

From the library of American historian Bell Irvin Wiley

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In antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and then the boom years, here is the comprehensive the history of Alabama’s early railroad and iron production. Further— “[R]anks as one of the most notable books published on Alabama history. Designed as an exhaustive study of the coal and iron industry, the book is also an excellent general history of the state containing information on Indians, pioneer settlers, and the Civil War, as well as the complete record of coal and iron ore mining, furnace construction, iron and steel making, and railroad development, not only in Alabama but also in adjoining states.” (quoted from loosely-inserted leaflet).

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