Gresford: The Anatomy of a Disaster
Author:   Stanley Williamson
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
ISBN:  

9780853239024


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 May 1999
Format:   Paperback
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Gresford: The Anatomy of a Disaster


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The 1934 colliery disaster at Gresford, North Wales, claimed the lives of 256 men and left 200 women widowed and 800 children fatherless. This account of the devastation of a small community uses the author's own interviews with bereaved people and those involved in the rescue operation, as well as extracts from the reports of the subsequent inquiry and the records of the North Wales Miners' Association. The book includes detailed coverage of the inquiry and the important issues it raised, and charts the way in which Stafford Cripps developed his indictment of the managers and owners of the mine.

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Author:   Stanley Williamson
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Liverpool University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.315kg
ISBN:  

9780853239024


ISBN 10:   0853239029
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 May 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1 The Disaster 2 The Village 3 The Coalfield 4 The Industry 5 The Colliery 6 The Aftermath 7 Sir Stafford Cripps 8 The Working Mine 9 The Inquiry 10 The Management 11 The Firemen 12 The Inspectorate 14 The Miners 14 The Union 15 The Reports 16 The Last Rites Epilogue Appendix A: Nationalisation Appendix B: The Davy Lamp Appendix C: Butties Appendix D: Owners Bibliography Index

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An intelligent and well-informed documentary narrative of the disaster and the official inquiry. The Economic History Review


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