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Bibliography for "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado".
Chapter 10: Allied Industries
Chapter 10 of "Coal: the Cream of Northwestern Colorado" describes other work conducted besides mining, including logging, ranching, and other means of coping with the Great Depression and the harsh environment, generally.
Chapter 11: Hardy People and Hard Times
Chapter 11 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" describes social aspects of area during the Depression Era. Politics of Oak Creek are also discussed.
Chapter 12: The End and the Beginning
Chapter 12 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" summarizes the topics addressed in previous chapters, describes the end of widespread coal mining in the 1980s, and concludes the work.
Chapter 1: Coal--A Force to Open the Frontier
Chapter 1 of Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado provides an overview of the region's coal quality, railroad development, and the individuals responsible for settling the area.
Chapter 2: An Empire Unrealized
Chapter 2 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" describes several efforts to identify and exploit coal deposits in the region.
Chapter 3: The Fight for Empire
Chapter 3 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" describes the competition between various industrialists, and the methods used--both legal and illegal--to develop the region.
Chapter 4: Continuing Struggle and The Big Strike
Chapter 4 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" describes the conflict between organized mining labor and capital during the early years of the 20th century. Descriptions of mining work, hazards, and resulting legislation are included.
Chapter 5: Digging Coal
Chapter 5 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" provides several examples of mining work, accidents, and efforts to improve mine safety in the region.
Chapter 6: Digging More Coal
Chapter 6 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" focuses on the efforts of small scale coal mining, its methods, hazards, and changes in technology. The Wadge Mine Explosion of 1942 is described.
Chapter 7: Wagon Mines
Chapter 7 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" provides several examples of small scale mining operations, specifically those called "Wagon Mines". Methods and dangers of such operations are discussed, in addition to other occupations of residents of the area.
Chapter 8: Making a Reputation
Chapter 8 of "Coal: The Cream of Northwestern Colorado" describes crime and other social aspects of life in Oak Creek, Colorado.

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