The Knox Mine Disaster, January 22, 1959: The Final Years of the Northern Anthracite Industry and the Effort to Rebuild a Regional Economy

by Robert P and Robert P. Wolensky

The Knox Mine Disaster is much more than a history of an accident--or an industry, for that matter. Because the book draws on the recollections of miners and their families, industry officials, and individuals involved in the legal aftermath of the disaster, it is an epic drama that is as spellbinding as it is sensational. Candid photographs of members of this cast of characters lend a human element that overshadows the gaping hole in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892710810
• ISBN13: 9780892710812
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"