Death underground : the Centralia and West Frankfort mine disasters /

Death underground : the Centralia and West Frankfort mine disasters /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hartley, Robert E.
Imprint:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2006.
Description:	xiv, 231 p., [22] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Coal mine accidents -- Illinois -- Centralia. Mine explosions -- Illinois -- Centralia. Coal mine accidents -- Illinois -- West Frankfort. Mine explosions -- Illinois -- West Frankfort. Coal mine accidents. Mine explosions. Illinois -- Centralia. Illinois -- West Frankfort.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6270067

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Other authors / contributors:	Kenney, David, 1922-
ISBN:	0809327058 (cloth : alk. paper) 0809327066 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780809327058 9780809327065
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Preface
Map of Illinois
Introduction: Prelude to the Disasters
Part 1. The 1947 Centralia Mine Disaster
1. More Than a Coal Town
2. "Please Save Our Lives"
3. Day of Reckoning
4. Years of Strife
5. A Pox on All Houses
6. Miners' Lives
7. The Reality of Coal Politics
Part 2. The 1951 West Frankfort Mine Disaster
8. "It's All Blown to Hell"
9. Burying the Dead
10. Seeking the Cause and Greater Safety
11. Affected Lives
Conclusion: After the Disasters
Appendix 1. Miners Killed in the Centralia Mine Disaster
Appendix 2. Miners Killed in the West Frankfort Mine Disaster
Notes
Glossary of Coal Mining Terms
Bibliography
Index