Our Blood Runs Black McClure #1 Mine Explosion, (Paperback)
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| Management number | 240071512 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | US$9.44 | Model Number | 240071512 | ||
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<p><strong>Authors Marsha Sutherland Self and Rebecca Riner White document personal accounts of coal mining families and how their lives changed on June 21, 1983.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>On June 21, 1983, a devastating explosion rocked the two-left section of McClure #1 Mine in Virginia, one mile into the earth. 10 miners were working on that section. Seven would not make it out alive. One of the survivors recalls, "I heard a roaring noise and saw a ball of fire coming toward me, followed by wind and smoke. And then - darkness."</strong></p><p><strong>The disaster was a stark reminder of the dangers of mining. This book is a harrowing account that reveals, at its core, miners are a brave, resilient brotherhood with love for their job and coal in their veins, making their blood run black.</strong></p>
- Our Blood Runs Black McClure #1 Mine Explosion, (Paperback)
- Author: Heirloom Editions
- ISBN: 9781962561709
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2025-05-09
- Page Count: 200
| Book format | Paperback |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | Biography & Memoirs |
| Publication date | May, 2025 |
| Pages | 200 |
| Subgenre | General |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product height | 9 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.61 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Biography & Autobiography |
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