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1. "It was all elbows and grease then"

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Art Adams describes his experiences working in agriculture and mining in Routt County.

2. "We set up a tent, unloaded the truck and started building. There's no place like home." - Sam McBride

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Samuel Joseph "Sam" McBride describes his early years and his 38 year mining career in Routt County. He provides a comprehensive picture of the changes in coal mining and the need for and formation of mining labor unions.

3. Life of a Routt County Coal Miner: Bill Lee

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Bill Lee talks about his experience working in Routt County mines, his memory of the Wadge Mine explosion, as well as his time in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His wife Lorene Lee talks about raising a family in a close knit mining community.
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