J Stuart Richards: 1 book
Death in the Mines
Disasters and Rescues in the Anthracite Coal Fields of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2007
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...
