The Knox Mine Disaster, January 22, 1959: The Final Years of the Northern Anthracite Industry and the Effort to Rebuild a Regional Economy

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ISBN-10: 0892710810
ISBN-13: 9780892710812
Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Publish Date: 11/15/2016
Dimensions: 9.00" L, 6.00" W, 0.60" H

The Knox Mine Disaster, January 22, 1959: The Final Years of the Northern Anthracite Industry and the Effort to Rebuild a Regional Economy

byRobert P Wolensky, Kenneth C Wolensky, Nicole H Wolensky

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Price: $17.95

Overview

The Knox Mine Disaster is much more than a history of an accident–or an industry, for that matter. Because the book draws on the recollections of miners and their families, industry officials, and individuals involved in the legal aftermath of the disaster, it is an epic drama that is as spellbinding as it is sensational. Candid photographs of members of this cast of characters lend a human element that overshadows the gaping hole in the riverbed, the billions of gallons of water that crashed through it, and the tons of twisted equipment and machinery.

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Details

ISBN-10: 0892710810
ISBN-13: 9780892710812
Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Publish Date: 11/15/2016
Dimensions: 9.00" L, 6.00" W, 0.60" H
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