Cardiff: Illinois's Lost Mining Town (Images of America) - Tapa blanda

Ridings, Jim

 
9781467160759: Cardiff: Illinois's Lost Mining Town (Images of America)
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ISBN 10: 146716075X ISBN 13: 9781467160759
Editorial: Arcadia Pub, 2023

Sinopsis

The discovery of a rich coal vein in northeast Livingston County, Illinois, in 1899 turned an open prairie into the large coal mining town of Cardiff within months. An explosion in the mine in 1903 that killed nine men looked like it might be the end of the mine and the town, but another mine shaft was sunk, and the town grew bigger than ever. However, the quality of the coal ran out in 1912. This time it was the end. The mine closed, and the buildings were transported elsewhere. The only thing left of Cardiff was its ghost town reputation. The town lasted only 13 years, but they were exciting years. This book brings the town and its people to life once again.

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Acerca del autor

Jim Ridings was born in Joliet, Illinois. He won more than a dozen awards for investigative reporting at newspapers and has written and published 34 books on Illinois history. Nine of his books have won awards from the Illinois State Historical Society. He was presented a Studs Terkel Humanities Service bronze medal from the Illinois Humanities Council in 2006. Jim and Janet Ridings live in Herscher, Illinois.

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Editorial
Arcadia Pub
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
146716075X
ISBN 13 
9781467160759
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
159
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