Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster
Download or Read eBook Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster PDF written by Robert P. Wolensky and published by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Robert P. Wolensky |
| Publisher | : Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : NYPL:33433068757073 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster by : Robert P. Wolensky
Book excerpt: Relive the drama of the Knox Mine Disaster of January 22, 1959, through the voices of survivors, the victims' families, contemporary newspaper accounts, and the literature and music generated by the tragedy. Read the poignant and often shocking first-person accounts of those who lived through one of the most devastating disasters in American mining history. This companion volume to the best-selling book The Knox Mine Disaster, published in 1999 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, also offers a detailed study on how the citizens of northeastern Pennsylvania have memorialized and remembered the last major catastrophe to strike Pennsylvania's anthracite industry.
