Tragedy At Avondale by Robert P. Wolensky

He will take up residency in Exeter for a period of five months where he will be joined in the study by faculty in the University's History Department.Ī native of the Wyoming Valley, Wolensky has authored or co-authored books on the tropical storm Agnes flood of 1972, the Knox mine disaster of 1959, the garment workers industry between 1944-2000, and the Avondale mine disaster of 1869.

The study involves a comparison of the anthracite coal industry of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the British coal mining industry, specifically on the topic of labor relations and mineral rights access. Wolensky, adjunct professor of history and sociology at King's College, was recently awarded a Fulbright fellowship for a research project based at the University of Exeter in England. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Robert P. He authored Report With Honor: The Civil War, 1861–1865, Volunteers from Luzerne and Surrounding Counties (2005), as well as a posthumously published volume, Anthracite Tears: Youth Mining Fatalities, Ages Seven to Eighteen, In Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties, 1870–1920 (2007), which documents the often dangerous work lives of young boys in anthracite mines. He worked as a truck driver for numerous construction companies, his last job before retirement being at the nuclear power station in Salem Township, Pennsylvania. Born in Larksville, Pennsylvania, he was a life-long resident of the Wyoming Valley. He was known as a leading anthracite preservationist and folklorist. Keating (1937–2006) was the founder of the Anthracite Living History Group in 2000, and the Avondale Disaster Site Preservation Committee in 2005. He earned an undergraduate degree from Villanova University and a doctoral degree from Penn State University.Joseph M.

He is also the director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Oral and Life History Project. A native of the Wyoming Valley of northeastern Pennsylvania, he has authored and co-authored books on the Tropical Storm Agnes flood of 1972, the Knox Mine Disaster of 1959, and the ladies' garment workers industry in Pennsylvania between 19.

Wolensky serves as Professor of Sociology and Co-director of the Center for the Small City at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, and as Adjunct Professor of Sociology and History at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Tragedy At Avondale by Robert P. Wolensky