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The Buffalo Creek disaster

by Gerald M. Stern

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First published: 1976 1 language ISBN: 9780075445685
Description
How a young lawyer took on the Pittston Coal Company after their dam failed and flooding Buffalo Creek hollow killing 125 and wounding 1000.
Subjects
Floods Negligence Pittston Company Trials, litigation Rechtspraak Kolenmijnen Rampen Catastrophes naturelles West virginia, history Dams

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