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Fifty-Five Minutes at No. 5

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A documented account of the 2001 Brookwood, Alabama mine disaster that killed thirteen men.

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Readers of mining history, public records, and local memory
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The book reproduces maps and photographs from the MSHA accident investigation report, a U.S. government work in the public domain.

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The project combines a short public-facing account with a book-length treatment of the No. 5 mine disaster. Its source list names the MSHA investigation, enforcement and penalty records, federal decisions, contemporary reporting, and accounts from survivors, rescue teams, and families. The site also notes that the Kindle edition contains archival maps and photographs reproduced from the government investigation report.

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