The White Death: Silicosis on the Witwatersrand Gold Mines, 1886-1910

By Elaine Katz

Silicosis, or miners' phthisis, is an occupational incurable disease caused by prolonged exposure to dust containing microscopic silica particles. This book focuses on the daily lives of ordinary working people, and builds a picture of the devastation wrought by The White Death.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1868142604
• ISBN13: 9781868142606
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Witwatersrand Univ Pr
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0"