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The day the earth caved in : an American mining tragedy

A look at the Centralia, Pennsylvania, mining disaster offers a portrait of the dying coal town, the scene of the nation's worst abandoned mine fire, and the families caught up in the disaster, discussing the struggle to provide a just remuneration to the victims.

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Main Author: Quigley, Joan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, c2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Mine fires > Pennsylvania > Centralia.
Mine fires > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Centralia.
Mine gases > Pennsylvania > Centralia.
Coal mines and mining > Pennsylvania > Centralia.
Centralia (Pa.) > History.
Centralia (Pa.) > Social conditions.
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Summary: A look at the Centralia, Pennsylvania, mining disaster offers a portrait of the dying coal town, the scene of the nation's worst abandoned mine fire, and the families caught up in the disaster, discussing the struggle to provide a just remuneration to the victims.
Physical Description: xxx, 237 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-237).
ISBN: 9781400061808 (alk. paper)
1400061806 (alk. paper)

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