anthracite coal industry

Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Studies the economic decline of the anthracite region of northeastern Pennsylvania and discusses how the area's residents were affected by the closing of the mines, how the area survived, how the residents adapted, and other related topics.

Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.