5½” X 8½”, 20 pages.
This is a recollection of a coal miner’s son on the events of October 23, 1958 – the day the earth heaved and changed the lives of so many.
Trace the days events leading up to and including the aftermath of
one of Springhill’s disasters as told by Harold “Gary “Embree
Booklet includes his memories, pictures, historical facts and facts included in a school project of a then 11-year-old grade 5 student on the disaster that took the life of her great-grandfather and so many others.
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A Coal Miner’s Son
A publication by Harold “Gary” Embree.
Price: $5.00 + (shipping and handling is extra)
5½” X 8½”, 20 pages.
This is a recollection of a coal miner’s son on the events of October 23, 1958 – the day the earth heaved and changed the lives of so many.
Trace the days events leading up to and including the aftermath of
one of Springhill’s disasters as told by Harold “Gary “Embree
Booklet includes his memories, pictures, historical facts and facts included in a school project of a then 11-year-old grade 5 student on the disaster that took the life of her great-grandfather and so many others.