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9780756535131

The Monongah Mining Disaster

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  • ISBN13:

    9780756535131

  • ISBN10:

    0756535131

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-01-01
  • Publisher: Compass Point Books
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Summary

In the coal minining towns of West Virginia, it was a daily tradition for the wives of coal miners to kiss their husbands good bye as they headed off to work. So, as they did everyday, hundreds of women in Monongah, West Virginia, kissed their men farewell on December 6, 1907. Little did they know what the day held. Shortly after 10 o'clock that morning, an explosion shook the mines and killed hundreds of men and boys. Today, the disaster still stands as the worst mining accident in U.S. history.

Table of Contents

Disaster Strikesp. 4
A Sleepy Townp. 7
Moving to Actionp. 16
A Maze of Mayhemp. 20
Rescue Becomes a Recovery Effortp. 27
Reforms Amid the Falloutp. 35
Mining Today and Tomorrowp. 39
Glossaryp. 42
Did You Know?p. 43
Important Datesp. 44
Important Peoplep. 45
Want to Know More?p. 46
Indexp. 48
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