Download or read book The Conzack Mine Incident written by Marie Morris and published by . This book was released on 1993-06-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kennicott Copper Mine is located in a wilderness area approximately 120 miles, as the crow (or raven) flies, almost due east of Valdez & the Prince William Sound, of Exxon Valdez infamy. From remote Chitina one proceeds through a narrow pass, across the Chitina river, along approximately sixty miles of abandoned rail bed, ultimately parking at McCarthy & crossing the raging Copper River in a hand-pulled tram. The authors renamed the mine "Conzack" in honor of their fictional characters Wendell Connery & Zachary Thomas. The "incident" is actually a series of events triggered by a mysterious group hallucination experienced by lead characters Julia Garnett & Blaine Widmark & friends. Elements of the illusion are woven into a plot of intrigue which includes a hunt for lost treasure & a legal battle to right what seems about to go wrong. Authors Marie & Norm wrote alternate chapters, she from Julia's viewpoint & he from Blaine's except for the metaphysical ending, on which they collaborated, with, of course, an omniscient viewpoint. The cover illustration, in black & white, is an actual photograph of the abandoned processing plant just below the mine shaft, foreshadowing the spooky contents of the book itself. To order: Polo Productions, 100 Bunnell, Suite 4B, Anchorage, AK 99508; 907-337-9499.
Download or read book Death Underground written by Robert E Hartley and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2006-07-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters examines two of the most devastating coal mine disasters in United States history since 1928. In two southern Illinois towns only forty miles apart, explosions killed 111 men at the Centralia No. 5 mine in 1947 and 119 men at the New Orient No. 2 mine in West Frankfort in 1951. Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney explain the causes of the accidents, identify who was to blame, and detail the emotional impact the disasters had on the survivors, their families, and their communities. Politics at the highest level of Illinois government played a critical role in the conditions that led to the accidents. Hartley and Kenney address how safety was compromised when inspection reports were widely ignored by state mining officials and mine company supervisors. Highlighted is the role of Driscoll Scanlan, a state inspector at Centralia, who warned of an impending disaster but whose political enemies shifted the blame to him, ruining his career. Hartley and Kenney also detail the New Orient No. 2 mine explosion, the attempts at rescue, and the resulting political spin circulated by labor, management, and the state bureaucracy. They outline the investigation, the subsequent hearings, and the efforts in Congress to legislate greater mine safety. Hartley and Kenney include interviews with the survivors, a summary of the investigative records, and an analysis of the causes of both mine accidents. They place responsibility for the disasters on individual mine owners, labor unions, and state officials, providing new interpretations not previously presented in the literature. Augmented by twenty-nine illustrations, the volume also covers the history, culture, and ethnic pluralism of coal mining in Illinois and the United States.
Download or read book Trapped written by Karen Tintori and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping account of the worst coal mine fire in US history—the 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster that claimed the lives of 259 men. "Drawing on diaries, letters, written accounts of survivors and testimony from the coroner's inquest...Tintori's engaging prose keeps readers on the edge" (Publishers Weekly). Inspired by a refrain of her girlhood—"Your grandfather survived the Cherry Mine disaster"—Karen Tintori began a search for her family's role in the harrowing tragedy of 1909. She uncovered the stories of victims, survivors, widows, orphans, townspeople, firefighters, reporters, and mine owners, and wove them together to pen Trapped, a riveting account of the tragic day that would inspire America's first worker's compensation laws and hasten much-needed child labor reform. On a Saturday morning in November of 1909, four hundred and eighty men went down into the mines as they had countless times before. But a fire erupted in the mineshaft that day and soon burned out of control. By nightfall, more than half the men would either be dead or trapped as officials sealed the mine in an attempt to contain the blaze. Miraculously, twenty men would emerge one week later, but not before the Cherry Mine disaster went down in history as the worst ever coal mine fire in the US—and not before all the treachery and heroism of mankind were revealed.
Download or read book 47 Down written by O. Henry Mace and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-04-21 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advance Praise for 47 Down "A gripping mystery story: Will the men trapped deep underground in a mine by fire be reached by rescuers in time? And why do these mining disasters occur, and reoccur, in our nation’s history?" –Gerald M. Stern, author of The Buffalo Creek Disaster "This is as much a story about journalism as it is about a mine disaster. Women reporters assigned to chronicle the human side were called ‘sob sisters’ for their ability to evoke emotion with words. O. Henry Mace pays tribute to the tenacious and creative Ruth Finney, whose storytelling skills framed the story for decades after her passing and established her as one of the early giants among women in journalism." –Eleanor Clift, contributing editor, Newsweek "Most disaster books are predictable and dry, but O. Henry Mace’s 47 Down, the story of the 1922 Argonaut mining tragedy, is, quite simply, one of the best disaster books to come along in years. Mace’s taut, lyrical, intelligent prose combined with his thorough research and his film director’s eye for detail and focus make 47 Down as compelling as The Perfect Storm and as memorable as Young Men and Fire. Mace takes the reader inside the Argonaut mine shaft and doesn’t let go. This is a necessary book." –Denise Gess, coauthor of Firestorm at Peshtigo
Download or read book The Knox Mine Disaster January 22 1959 written by Robert P. Wolensky and published by Pennsylvania Historical &. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Fire and Brimstone The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 written by Michael Punke and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 international bestselling author of The Revenant – the book that inspired the award-winning movie – comes the remarkable true story of the worst mining disaster in American history.
Download or read book Monongah written by J. Davitt McAteer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the Monongah, West Virginia mine disaster, the West Virginia University Press is honored to carry Davitt McAteer's definitive history of the worst industrial accident in U.S. history. Monongah documents the events that led to the explosion, which 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 one thousand 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.
Download or read book The Cherry Mine Disaster written by F. P. Buck and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: November 13, 1909 was like any other day for the 480 men who went into the coal mine at Cherry, Illinois, to begin another day's work. The mine at Cherry was just a few years old, and it was considered the safest mine in America. However, within hours, a fire in the mine would take the lives of 268 men and boys. It would make widows of more than 100 women and orphans of 500 children. Eight days after the fire, twenty men emerged in a miraculous tale of survival. The Cherry mine disaster remains the third worst coal mining disaster in United States history.
Download or read book Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and published by . This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 1348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Coffin Dust written by David Daniel and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coffin Dust Strange Stories In the vein of Richard Matheson's Shock collections and Stephen King's Night Shift, Coffin Dust culls twenty plus of David Daniel's early short stories from the magazines where they first appeared. Varied in style and tone, these tales all possess, in the words of the late Theodore Sturgeon, "a touch of the strange." Moody, atmospheric, and sharply drawn, they present ordinary people who find themselves drawn into odd little corners of life. Praise for David Daniel Ark "...an off-beat and expertly plotted thriller!" The Boston Herald The Tuesday Man "...an absolutely first-rate political thriller.... [the book] is witty, sophisticated, fast-moving, chilling, and utterly credible. Read it." Boston Magazine "Intricately plotted and breezily spun out...smooth entertainment with acute observations." Washington Post Book World The Heaven Stone "a flavorful novel..." Publisher's Weekly (starred review) Murder at the Baseball Hall of Fame "hits a home run!" The Boston Globe The Skelly Man "Daniel brings his characters full-grown onto the page.... It is this strength of characterization, plus the grace of his prose, that sets the book apart from the many similar novels in the 'hard-boiled' school. Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island. Goofy Foot "...drives forward insistently...with sharply drawn characters and a narrative flow that pulls like a magnet." Bangor Daily News The Marble Kite "...a hard-boiled ride with dark poetry at its core..." L.A. Times White Rabbit "Subtle and evocative...a finely spun mystery..." Kirkus Reviews "...a dynamite suspense novel..." Dennis McNally, author of A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead. Reunion "Daniel builds his characters with casual ease and sends them through tight spots, personal growth, and rich relationships..." Cleveland Plain Dealer Six Off 66 "...emotionally satisfying, rich in detail and human motivation." Joseph Young, author of Easter Rabbit
Download or read book Burning Cold written by Lisa Lieberman and published by Passport Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Budapest: 1956. Newlywed Cara Walden’s brother Zoltán has disappeared in the middle of the Hungarian revolution, harboring a deadly wartime secret. Will Cara or the Soviets find him first? The noir film of Graham Greene’s The Third Man inspires Lisa Lieberman’s historical thriller. Burning Cold features a compelling female protagonist who comes to know her own strength in the course of her adventures.
Download or read book Detective Comics 1937 327 written by Gardner Fox and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “THE MYSTERY OF THE MENACING MASK!” The trail of a jewel thief leads to a subterranean enclave of criminals.
Download or read book Batman The Complete History written by Les Daniels and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the comic strip character - Batman
