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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert E Hartley; David Kenney |
| ISBN: | 9780809327058 0809327058 9780809327065 0809327066 |
| OCLC Number: | 62897610 |
| Description: | xiv, 231 p., [22] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. The 1947 Centralia mine disaster. -- More than a coal town -- "Please save our lives" -- Day of reckoning -- Years of strife -- A pox on all houses -- Miners' lives -- The reality of coal politics -- pt. 2. The 1951 West Frankfort mine disaster. -- "It's all blown to hell" -- Burying the dead -- Seeking the cause and greater safety -- Affected lives -- Conclusion: After the disasters -- Appendix 1. Miners killed in the Centralia mine disaster -- Appendix 2. Miners killed in the West Frankfort mine disaster. |
| Responsibility: | Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney. |
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