The Buffalo Creek Disaster
How the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal company--and won
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- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2008
Summary
The “suspenseful and completely absorbing story” of how survivors of the worst coal-mining disaster in history triumphed over corporate irresponsibility—written by the young lawyer who took on their case and won.
One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and debris crashing into southern West Virginia’s Buffalo Creek hollow. It was one of the de…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307388490 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0307388492 |
| Author: | Gerald M. Stern |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 131mm x 202mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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Critics Review
“A straightforward, suspenseful, and completely absorbing tale that will leave you cheering at the end.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Jerry Stern’s classic work provides readers with tremendous insight into the causes of the disaster…. It is powerful, troubling, and uplifting.” —From the foreword by President Bill Clinton
“A shocking, timely book.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A fascinating tale of how investigative lawyers work, intermingled with sympathetic portraits of the survivors of the disaster.” —Chicago Tribune
“Fascinating reading…. An inside look at a history-making case.” —The Boston Globe
Gerald M. Stern
Gerald M. Stern is a Counselmen at Phillips & Cohen LLP, a practice is devoted exclusively to representing whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School before beginning his legal career in Washington.
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