Description: One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and debris crashing into southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow. It was one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 125 people were killed instantly, more than 1,000 were injured, and over 4,000 were suddenly homeless. Instead of accepting the small settlements offered by the coal company's insurance offices, a few hundred of the survivors banded together to sue.
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EAN: 9780307388490
UPC: 9780307388490
ISBN: 9780307388490
MPN: N/A
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
Author: Professor Gerald M Stern
Book Title: The Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the Survivors of O
Item Height: 1.7 cm
Item Length: 20.4 cm
Item Weight: 0.18 kg
Item Width: 13.2 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
