| Author | : William Edward Davies |
| File Size | : 49,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Unknown |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 25 April 1972 |
| ISBN | : OCLC:1085168248 |
| Pages | : 32 pages |
Download or read online West Virginia s Buffalo Creek Flood written by William Edward Davies,James F. Bailey,Donovan Kelly, published by Unknown which was released on 1972. Get West Virginia s Buffalo Creek Flood Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.
Get BookThe "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,
Get BookBehind-the-scenes account by the attorney from the Washington D.C. law firm that represented the Buffalo Creek Disaster survivors in a lawsuit. There were over 4,000 survivors of the flood that devastated over 16 small West Virginia communities and took 125 lives.
Get BookDownload or read online West Virginia s Buffalo Creek Flood written by William Edward Davies,James F. Bailey,Donovan Kelly, published by Unknown which was released on 1972. Get West Virginia s Buffalo Creek Flood Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.
Get BookOne 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,
Get BookThe 1977 Sorokin Award–winning story of Buffalo Creek in the aftermath of a devastating flood. On February 26, 1972, 132-million gallons of debris-filled muddy water burst through a makeshift mining-company dam and roared through Buffalo Creek, a narrow mountain hollow in West Virginia. Following the flood, survivors from a previously tightly knit
Get BookDownload or read online Death at Buffalo Creek written by Tom Nugent, published by W. W. Norton which was released on 1973-07-01. Get Death at Buffalo Creek Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.
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Download or read online Death at Buffalo Creek written by Tom Nugent, published by W. W. Norton which was released on 1973-01-01. Get Death at Buffalo Creek Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.
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