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Title Underground fire : hope, sacrifice, and courage in the Cherry Mine disaster / Sally M. Walker.
Author Walker, Sally M., author.
Publication Info. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
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 Hiawassee  J 622 WAL    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 622 WAL    Check Shelves
 Southeast  J 622 WAL    Check Shelves
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Edition First edition.
Description 220 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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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.
Genre Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Added Title Hope, sacrifice, & courage in the Cherry Mine disaster
ISBN 9781536212402 (hardcover) : $24.99
1536212407 (hardcover)