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Monongah: The Tragic Story of the Worst Industrial Accident in US Historyby Davitt Mcateer
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the Monongah, West Virginia mine disaster, the West Virginia University Press is honored to release Davitt McAteer's definitive history of the worst industrial accident in US history. Monongah documents the events which led to the explosion that claimed hundreds of lives on the morning of December 6, 1907. Nearly thirty years of exhaustive research have led McAteer to the conclusion that close to 500 men and boys????????????many of them immigrants????????????lost their lives that day, leaving hundreds of women widowed and more than 1,000 children orphaned. McAteer delves deeply into the personalities, economic forces, and social landscape of the mining communities of north central West Virginia at the beginning of the twentieth century. The tragedy at Monongah led to a greater awareness of industrial working conditions, and ultimately to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, which Davitt McAteer helped to enact. Book News Annotation:On December 6, 1907, a massive explosion sparked by runaway mine cars
claimed the lives of hundreds of mine workers at the Monongah coal
mines of West Virginia. In this work, McAteer (founder, Occupational
Health Law Center) offers a detailed account of the disaster that
includes portraits of the personalities involved and discussion of
the social and economic contexts. It also describes the impact of the
disaster on mining and industrial safety law.
Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:To commemorate the hundreds of victims of the December 6, 1907 Monongah mine disaster in Monongah, West Virginia, the West Virginia University Press is honored to release--on the centennial anniversary of this disaster?"Monongah, The Tragic Story of the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster, the Worst Industrial Accident in US History" by West Virginia native Davitt McAteer. McAteer has long been a champion of mine safety and served as Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health in the US Department of Labor during the Clinton administration. His exhaustive research tracking down Monongah victims' survivors and descendants proves that close to 500 (not the ?official? report of 362) men and boys--many of them immigrants--lost their lives that day, leaving hundreds of women widowed and over 1,000 children orphaned. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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