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Author Walker, Sally M.

Title Underground fire : hope, sacrifice, and courage in the Cherry Mine disaster / Sally M. Walker.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PHS Non-Fiction  622 Walker    ---  Available
Description 224 p. ;
Summary Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-214) and index. Tells the story of the 1909 coal mine disaster in Cherry, Illinois, that killed hundreds of men, left more than four hundred children fatherless, inspired the first worker's compensation laws, and helped bring about changes in child labor practices.
Note Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Subject Coal mines and mining.
Coal mine accidents.
ISBN 9781536212402 24.99
1536212407 24.99

 
    
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