Danger, Death, and Disaster in the Crowsnest Pass Mines 1902-1928

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The Crowsnest Pass is famous for the tragic rock slide at Frank in 1903, but almost as famous are the many coal-mining tragedies that afflicted the region in the early twentieth century. With the discovery of a rich coal deposit in the region, the area underwent an economic boom and a spike in population that is still evidenced today. Unfortunately, with this kind of mining, in rugged and steadily dangerous conditions comes the threat of disaster and sometimes death. This book examines carefully the more than a few calamities that have afflicted the area and considers the have an effect on on the inhabitants and sufferers of these a large number of tragedies. The use of original source material such as grave markers, folk songs, and oral histories, the writer portrays vividly the psychological and sociological features of both the individual and collective responses to death and danger, giving the reader a unique picture of mining communities that is as true today as it used to be a century ago.

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