Lead Ore and Surveying le Pays des Illinois -- Early Mining and Smelting in North America -- Tracing Eighty Years of Early Mining Associations -- Early Mineralogical Assessments and Emerging Science -- Unhealthy Spaces Fitted Up with Furnaces.

"Private restrictions on racial occupancy are a critical element and episode in the history of American inequality. This study draws on newly available full count (parcel-level) data on racial restriction for five Midwestern counties. The research makes four important and overlapping...

The militant minority in the St. Louis electrical industry and the political economy of control, 1900-1935 -- A vision of unionism takes shape, 1900-1935 -- "Human rights over property rights" : forging leftist unionism in District 8 -- "This 'Red' gave them a run for their money" : backlash and...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Twilight Rails -- 1. A Road with a Bright Future: Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad -- 2. Crazy Willie & Dandy Molly: Creston, Winterset & Des Moines Railroad -- 3. The Handy Lines: Detroit, Bay City & Western Railroad and Port...