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portada The Darr Mine Explosion
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
200
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9798896654162

The Darr Mine Explosion

Harriet P. Langford (Author) · NobleTrex Press · Paperback

The Darr Mine Explosion - Harriet P. Langford

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Synopsis "The Darr Mine Explosion"

On the morning of December 19, 1907, men and boys walked into the Darr Mine near Jacobs Creek as they had countless times before. Then, at about 11:30, the mountain seemed to erupt. A blast ripped through the workings, hurled terror across the surface, and left 239 miners dead—making Darr the worst mining disaster in Pennsylvania history and one of the deadliest in the United States. What happened in those buried minutes, and why was such a catastrophe waiting to happen? The Darr Mine Explosion is a gripping narrative account of a community built around coal, company power, and fragile hope—and of the inferno that shattered it. Here are the immigrant families who measured each day by the mine whistle, the known dangers of gas and coal dust that hung over ordinary work, the desperate men who went into the afterdamp anyway, and the awful moment rescue gave way to recovery. With the sweep of a historical thriller, the book follows the disaster from the last ordinary morning to the roll call of the dead. Grounded in contemporary reports and later investigation, this is a scrupulously accurate, deeply human telling of industrial disaster at its most devastating. Darr is more than a forgotten tragedy: it is a story of risk normalized, grief multiplied, and reform delayed until too late. Once you enter this mine, you will not forget the names carried out of it.

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