The Smith Coal Mine disaster was one of the nation's worst coal-mining accidents, but because it occurred during World War II, it was quickly forgotten by all, except those who lived through it.
Now, author Susan Kushner Resnick recounts the story in Goodbye Wifes and Daughters: The Explosion of An American Town. Her book, which will be published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2009, will explore the heroes who fought to save lives, the villians who may have caused their deaths and the families who lost almost everything on one sunny February morning.
Though the Smith disaster occurred nearly 65 years ago, the same dangerous circumstances still exist and eerily similar tragedies are still happening in the coal industry today. Goodbye Wifes and Daughters is not only a heartbreaking story, it is also a cautionary tale.
Coming Events
- Feb 24: 6 am - Billings - KULR8 TV interview
- Feb 24: 7 pm - Powell, WY - Discussion at Northwest College
- Feb. 25: 7 pm - Red Lodge - Discussion and official launch at Carbon County Museum
- March 1: 7 pm - Hamilton - Reading and signing at Chapter One bookstore
- March 2: 7 pm - Missoula - Reading and Signing at Fact and Fiction bookstore
- March 3: 12 pm - Helena - Discussion at Historical Society Museum
- March 3: 6 - 7:30 pm - Signing at Montana Book Company
- March 4: 7 pm - Bozeman - Discussion at Museum of the Rockies
- March 21: 12 - 2 pm - WPRO - RI radio interview with Patricia Raskin
- May 24: 12 pm - Discussion at Rotary Club of New York, The Harvard Club, 35 West 44th Street, New York
Susan Kushner Resnick
Sharon, MA