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 ind
It is no coincidence that the garment industry gained a foothold in Pennsylvania’s hard-coal region as mines were closing or reducing operations. "Runaway" factories, especially ones fro
Relive the drama of the Knox Mine Disaster of January 22, 1959, through the voices of survivors, the victims’ families, contemporary newspaper accounts, and the literature and music generated by the t
