Monongah The Tragic Story of the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster |
|
| Author:
| MCATEER, Davitt |
| Series title: | West Virginia and Appalachia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-938228-89-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | West Virginia University Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
|
Documents the events and conditions that led to the worst industrial accident in the history of the United States. This mining accident claimed hundreds of lives on the morning of December 6, 1907 and McAteer, an expert on mine and workplace health and safety, delves deeply into the economic forces and social-political landscape of the mining communities of north central West Virginia to expose the truth behind this tragedy.
Documents the events and conditions that led to the worst industrial accident in the history of the United States. This mining accident claimed hundreds of lives on the morning of December 6, 1907 and McAteer, an expert on mine and workplace health and safety, delves deeply into the economic forces and social-political landscape of the mining communities of north central West Virginia to expose the truth behind this tragedy.