Description: Buffalo Creek Disaster : How the Survivors of One of the Worst Disasters in Coal-mining History Brought Suit Against the Coal Company-and Won, Paperback by Stern, Gerald M., ISBN 0307388492, ISBN-13 9780307388490, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US An in-depth account of the February 1972 disaster in which a dam built by the Pittston Coal Company gave way, killing 125 people, injuring more than 1,100, and leaving more than four thousand homeless, focuses on the survivors' lawsuit against the company, which became a landmark case of a legal triumph over corporate responsibility. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.
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Book Title: Buffalo Creek Disaster : How the Survivors of One of the Worst Disasters in Coal-Mining History Brought Suit Against the Coal Company--and Won
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Natural Disasters, Liability, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Disasters & Disaster Relief, Legal History, Emergency Management
Item Height: 0.7 in
Genre: Nature, Law, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 7.6 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Gerald M. Stern
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
