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Death in the Mines: Disasters and Rescues in the Anthracite Coal Fields of Pennsylvania
Death in the Mines Disasters and Rescues in the Anthracite Coal Fields of Pennsylvania
Author: J. Stuart Richards
Since 1870, mining disasters have claimed the lives of over 30,000 men and boys who toiled underground in the anthracite mines of Pennsylvania. The constant threat of fire, explosion, collapsed rock and deadly gas brought miners face to face with death on a daily basis. Sometimes they survived; many times they did not. Through original journal a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781596292116
ISBN-10: 1596292113
Publication Date: 2/28/2007
Pages: 128
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Publisher: The History Press
Book Type: Paperback
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