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Underground fire : hope, sacrifice, and courage in the Cherry Mine disaster  Cover Image Book Book

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

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781536212402
  • ISBN: 1536212407
  • Physical Description: 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition 2022.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
Subject: Cherry Mine Disaster, Cherry, Ill., 1909 > Juvenile literature.
Coal mine accidents > Illinois > Cherry > Juvenile literature.
Coal mines and mining > Illinois > Cherry > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Consortium of Ohio Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Galion Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Galion Library j622.334 WALK (Text) 35920505793180 New Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -


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