Author Interview: Davitt McAteer
Davitt McAteer is the author of Monongah: The Tragic Story of the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster, the Worst Industrial Accident in US History, published by the West Virginia University Press.
Davitt McAteer was interviewed on the Book TV Bus at the West Virginia Book Festival. Mr. McAteer talked about the implications of the Monon… read more
Davitt McAteer was interviewed on the Book TV Bus at the West Virginia Book Festival. Mr. McAteer talked about the implications of the Monongah mining disaster of 1907 on the people who lived around it and those that relied on those affected for their own employment. He also talked about the typical mining experience for recent immigrants.
Davitt McAteer is the author of Monongah: The Tragic Story of the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster, the Worst Industrial Accident in US History, published by the West Virginia University Press. close
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