Author: Gerald M. Stern
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307388492
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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The "suspenseful and completely absorbing story" (San Francisco Chronicle) of how survivors of the worst coal-mining disaster in history triumphed over corporate irresponsibility—written by the young lawyer who took on their case and won. One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and debris crashing into southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow. It was one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 125 people were killed instantly, more than 1,000 were injured, and over 4,000 were suddenly homeless. Instead of accepting the small settlements offered by the coal company's insurance offices, a few hundred of the survivors banded together to sue.
The Buffalo Creek Disaster
Libraries in West Virginia 1924
Author: West Virginia Library Association
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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West Virginia Libraries
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Your West Virginia Library Commission
Author: West Virginia Library Commission
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Statistical Report - West Virginia Library Commission
Author: West Virginia Library Commission
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Statistical Report of Libraries in West Virginia
Author: West Virginia Library Commission
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Library Services in West Virginia, Present and Proposed
Author: Ralph Upshaw Blasingame
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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How to Start a West Virginia Library
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Carole Marsh Books
ISBN: 0793343801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Publisher: Carole Marsh Books
ISBN: 0793343801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Statistics, West Virginia Public Libraries
Author: West Virginia Library Commission
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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The West Virginia Library Book
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Carole Marsh Books
ISBN: 0793331501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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Publisher: Carole Marsh Books
ISBN: 0793331501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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