Trapped
The 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster
The granddaughter of a survivor recounts the tragedy that killed 259 miners, describing the fire that devastated a coal mine in Cherry, Illinois, the trial that followed, and the implications for workers' compensation laws.
Cherry Mine Disaster, Cherry, Ill., 1909Coal mine accidentsMine accidentsHistoryMines and mineral resourcesFiction, thrillers, generalIllinois, history