Death Underground : The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters

• Autore: Hartley Robert E
• Pubblicazione: Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2006; ©2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.11/962233409773875
• Soggetto topico: Coal mine accidents - Illinois - Centralia; Mine explosions - Illinois - Centralia; Coal mine accidents - Illinois - West Frankfort; Mine explosions - Illinois - West Frankfort
• Altri autori: KenneyDavid
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Map -- Introduction -- Part One: The 1947 Centralia Mine Disaster -- 1. More Than a Coal Town -- 2. "Please Save Our Lives -- 3. Day of Reckoning -- 4. Years of Strife -- 5. A Pox on All Houses -- Gallery -- 6. Miners' Lives -- 7. The Reality of Coal Politics -- Part Two: The 1951 West Frankfort Mine Disaster -- 8. "It's All Blown to Hell -- 9. Burying the Dead -- 10. Seeking the Cause and Greater Safety -- 11. Affected Lives -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Notes -- Glossary of Coal Mining Termserms -- Bibliography -- Index -- Author Bios.
• Sommario/riassunto: Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters examines two of the most devastating coal mine disasters in United States history since 1928.In two southern Illinois towns only forty miles apart, explosions killed 111 men at the Centralia No.5 mine in 1947 and 119 men at the New Orient No.2 mine in West Frankfort in 1951.
• Titolo autorizzato: Death Underground
• ISBN: 0-8093-8799-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910159006703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II