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Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster by Sally M. Walker
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Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster by Sally M. Walker
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Oct 11, 2022 | ISBN 9781536212402

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Praise

The narrative is enriched with numerous photographs, maps, diagrams, and primary source documents. . . . This examination of a man-made disaster works well as a historical recount, harrowing survival story, and social commentary. A very strong addition to nonfiction collections.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

A poignant account of the 1909 Cherry, Illinois, coal mine disaster, one of the worst in U.S. history.
—Kirkus Reviews

While Walker draws attention to the corporate greed that led to unfair working conditions, including child labor, readers may also recognize some contemporary parallels to this story.
—The Horn Book

This keen account from Walker (Deadly Aim) chronicles the 1909 Cherry, Ill., coal mine incident. . . Using clear and concise language, Walker lays out the mine’s structure, the workers’ day-to-day duties, and how the fire spread. . . adeptly foregrounds the tragedy’s victims as well as the people who came together to uplift the devastated community.
—Publishers Weekly

Author Sally M. Walker gives an hour-by-hour account of the fire that raged in the mine and trapped the miners. . . . The hour-by-hour and day-by-day account about this historical event are told with good attention to detail. The text is well-researched.
—School Library Connection

Awards

Junior Library Guild Selection SELECTION 2022

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