About this title: From 1900 until the early 1920s, an unusual community existed in America's heartland. It was the largest unincorporated coal-mining community in Iowa and the majority of its 5000 residents were African Americans - unusual for a state which was over 90 per cent white.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF IOWA PR
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780877458524ISBN:0877458529
Description: New. FROM 1900 until the early 1920s, an unusual community existed in America's heartland--Buxton, Iowa. Originally established by the Consolidation Coal Company, Buxton was the largest unincorporated coal-mining community in Iowa. What made Buxton unique... read more
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