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Hawk's Nest: A Novel (Appalachian Echoes)
Hawk's Nest A Novel - Appalachian Echoes
Author: Hubert Skidmore
A fictionalized account of the worst industrial incident in American history. Stifled by Union Carbide on its publication by Doubleday, the 1941 novel tells the stories of several workers involved in drilling a tunnel through Gauley Mountain in West Virginia. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, died from lung silicosis as a result.
ISBN-13: 9781572332805
ISBN-10: 1572332808
Publication Date: 5/2004
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Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Book Type: Paperback
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