Coal Mine Disasters in the Modern Era C. 1900 - 1980

by Brian Elliott

Mining disasters attracted the attention of the public and the press during the twentieth century, just as they had done a few generations earlier. This interest was made even more immediate and certainly more graphic through the increasing use of photographic images and film; and the impact of broadcasting via radio and, eventually, television was immense.

The disasters also demonstrated and underlined the tremendous courage that miners had...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473858844
• ISBN13: 9781473858848
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 176 Pages