John Hennen taught history for over thirty years, including two decades at Morehead State University, where he is emeritus professor of history. He is the author of The Americanization of West Virginia: Creating a Modern Industrial State, 1916–1925.

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Radical Elders, or, a Multigenerational Red Thread2. Busting Loose at Marshall3. New Boundaries for Local 11994. "1199 Comes to Appalachia"5. Law, Busting Unions, Building Unions6. A Kentucky Saga and a Strike for Survival7. Big Win and Tough Losses, 1976–19808. Survival in the Time of Reagan9. "Organize or Die:" An Ohio Odyssey and a Big Fight in Fairmont10. "A Howling Voice in the Wilderness": Separation and MergerEpilogueBibliographyIndex

John Hennen taught history for over thirty years, including two decades at Morehead State University, where he is emeritus professor of history. He is the author of The Americanization of West Virginia: Creating a Modern Industrial State, 1916–1925.

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Radical Elders, or, a Multigenerational Red Thread2. Busting Loose at Marshall3. New Boundaries for Local 11994. "1199 Comes to Appalachia"5. Law, Busting Unions, Building Unions6. A Kentucky Saga and a Strike for Survival7. Big Win and Tough Losses, 1976–19808. Survival in the Time of Reagan9. "Organize or Die:" An Ohio Odyssey and a Big Fight in Fairmont10. "A Howling Voice in the Wilderness": Separation and MergerEpilogueBibliographyIndex

John Hennen taught history for over thirty years, including two decades at Morehead State University, where he is emeritus professor of history. He is the author of The Americanization of West Virginia: Creating a Modern Industrial State, 1916–1925.

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Radical Elders, or, a Multigenerational Red Thread2. Busting Loose at Marshall3. New Boundaries for Local 11994. "1199 Comes to Appalachia"5. Law, Busting Unions, Building Unions6. A Kentucky Saga and a Strike for Survival7. Big Win and Tough Losses, 1976–19808. Survival in the Time of Reagan9. "Organize or Die:" An Ohio Odyssey and a Big Fight in Fairmont10. "A Howling Voice in the Wilderness": Separation and MergerEpilogueBibliographyIndex