A Mile Deep and Black As Pitch: An Oral History of the Franklin and Sterling Hill Mines

by Carrie Papa

Overview

Based on the recollections of 34 individuals associated with the northern New Jersey zinc mines, this work examines the day-to-day lives of the miners, the social life and politics of the mining company towns, and the historical legacy of the now defunct mines. These mines were known worldwide as sources of minerals for collectors and scientists. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780939923908
Publisher:	McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, The
Publication date:	11/28/2003
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Introduction	1
Part 1	The Mines and the Miners
	The Narrators	15
	They Came to Work	37
	Miners, Muckers, and Harvard Graduates	49
	When the Whistle Blew	69
	Hard Hats and Safety Boots	89
	Anomalies, Oddities, Pranks, and Ghosts	109
	Rock Hounds and Pebble Pups	125
Part 2	The Model Mining Town of America
	Big Brother or Patron Saint	147
	Brick Row, Siberia, Little Mexico, and Hunk Town	169
	Can't Make Ends Meet	185
	Health Care and the Phyllis Club	203
	He Was the Law	217
	School, Sports, and Personal Goals	233
	He Bowled and I Knit	255
Part 3	The Legacy and the Future
	Closing of the Franklin Mine	275
	The Tax Fight	287
	"The Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World"	305
	A World Class Museum	315
	In Our Nation's Capital	329
	Watching the Lights Come On	339
	The Enduring Legacy	349
	Bibliography	361
	Index	369