Monongah : the tragic story of the 1907 monongah mine diaster the worst industrial accident in U.S. history /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McAteer, J. Davitt (Autor)
Otros Autores: Saffel, Than (Diseñador de portada)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Morgantown, West Virginia : West Virginia University Press, 2014.
Colección:West Virginia and Appalachia ; Volume 6.
Temas:
1900-1999
Monongah Mines Disaster, Monongah, W. Va., 1907.
Mine explosions > West Virginia.
Coal mine accidents > West Virginia.
Coal mines and mining > West Virginia > 20th century.
Mine safety > Law and legislation > History.
Mines > Explosions > Virginie-Occidentale.
Charbon > Mines et extraction > Virginie-Occidentale > 20e siècle.
Coal mine accidents
Coal mines and mining
Mine explosions
Mine safety > Law and legislation
Marion County (W. Va.) > History > 20th century.
West Virginia
West Virginia > Marion County
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction by Robert B. Reich
  • 1. J.H. Leonard, Oiler for the No. 6 Mine
  • 2. The Northern Coal Fields of West Virginia
  • 3. Lester Emmitt Trader: Assistant Fire Boss at Age 22
  • 4. The Company Men
  • 5. The Mining Companies: The Early Years
  • 6. The City of Mines
  • 7. Immigrants Wanted
  • 8. “Hire Bands or Anything That Is Necessaryâ€?
  • 9. And The Explosion Came
  • 10. Escape and Rescue
  • 11. “They Are All Goneâ€?
  • 12. “We Know So Little About How These Explosions Occurâ€?13. The Monongah Mine Relief Fund in Aid of Sufferers from the Monongah Mine Explosion
  • 14. Wheels of Justice
  • 15. The Number
  • 16. “An End to This Huge Loss and Wasteâ€?
  • 17. The Conscience of a Nation
  • Postscript
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Individuals Mentioned in Monongah
  • Reprint of the Mines Relief Committee Report
  • Index

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