Author Interview: Davitt McAteer

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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Author Interview: Davitt McAteer

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282365-1
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Public Affairs Event
Format:
Interview
Location:
Charleston, West Virginia, United States
First Aired:
Nov 16, 2008 | 9:48am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Dec 01, 2008 | 6:08am EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Nov 16, 2008 | 9:48am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 22, 2008 | 5:22pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 30, 2008 | 2:52pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 01, 2008 | 4:15am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 01, 2008 | 6:08am EST | C-SPAN 2
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