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Back to topThe Knox Mine Disaster, January 22, 1959: The Final Years of the Northern Anthracite Industry and the Effort to Rebuild a Regional Economy (Paperback)
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Description
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 riverbed, the billions of gallons of water that crashed through it, and the tons of twisted equipment and machinery.
About the Author
Robert P. Wolensky is Professor of Sociology and Codirector of the Center for the Small City at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.Kenneth C. Wolensky is a Pennsylvania historian who spent over two decades in state service, including fourteen years at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.Nicole H. Wolensky is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Winona State University. The Wolenskys have authored several books together, including Fighting for the Union Label (Penn State, 2002), and Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster.