The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy by Quigley, Joan
The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy by Quigley, Joan

The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy

Beginning on Valentine's Day, 1981, when twelve-year-old Todd Domboski plunged through the earth in his grandmother's backyard...
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Author: Joan Quigley
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Language: English
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The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy by Quigley, Joan

The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy

$66.26
The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy by Quigley, Joan

The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy

$66.26
Author: Joan Quigley
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Beginning on Valentine's Day, 1981, when twelve-year-old Todd Domboski plunged through the earth in his grandmother's backyard in Centralia, Pennsylvania, The Day the Earth Caved In is an unprecedented and riveting account of the nation's worst mine fire. In astonishing detail, award-winning journalist Joan Quigley, the granddaughter of Centralia miners, ushers readers into the dramatic world of the underground blaze. Drawing on interviews with key participants and exclusive new research, Quigley paints unforgettable portraits of Centralia and its residents, from Tom Larkin, the short-order cook and ex-hippie who rallied the activists, to Helen Womer, the bank teller who galvanized the opposition, denying the fire's existence even as toxic fumes invaded her home. Like Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action, The Day the Earth Caved In is a seminal investigation of individual rights, corporate privilege, and governmental indifference to the powerless.

Author: Joan Quigley
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 04/14/2009
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.22w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9780812971309


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 07/05/2009 pg. 16

About the Author
Joan Quigley first glimpsed the Centralia mine fire at age fifteen, during her grandmother's funeral at St. Ignatius Cemetery. A former Miami Herald business reporter, she is a graduate of Princeton and of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is a recipient of the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for this book.
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