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Author Walker, Sally M., author.

Title Underground fire : hope, sacrifice, and courage in the Cherry Mine disaster / Sally M. Walker.

Publication Info. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  J 622.3 WALKER    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Children's Department  J 622.334 WALKER    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 220 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Physical Medium monochrome rdacc
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Summary Tells the story of the 1909 coal mine disaster in Cherry, Illinois, that killed hundreds of men, left more than four hundred children fatherless, inspired the first worker's compensation laws, and helped bring about changes in child labor practices.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214) and index.
Note Cover title.
Subject Cherry Mine Disaster, Cherry, Ill., 1909 -- Juvenile literature.
Coal mine accidents -- Illinois -- Cherry -- Juvenile literature.
Coal mines and mining -- Illinois -- Cherry -- Juvenile literature.
Coal miners -- Juvenile literature.
Coal mine accidents.
Coal mines and mining.
Coal miners.
Coal mine accidents. (OCoLC)fst00865301
Coal miners. (OCoLC)fst00865316
Coal mines and mining. (OCoLC)fst00865355
Illinois -- Cherry. (OCoLC)fst01298898
Cherry Mine Disaster (Cherry, Illinois : 1909) (OCoLC)fst01710056
Chronological Term 1909
Genre/Form Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Added Title Hope, sacrifice, & courage in the Cherry Mine disaster
ISBN 9781536212402 (hardcover)
1536212407 (hardcover)
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