Slow Burn: A Photodocument of Centralia, Pennsylvania

Slow Burn: A Photodocument of Centralia, Pennsylvania (Keystone Books)

First published in 1986, Slow Burn chronicles Centraliaâ€™s demise from an underground coal mine fire and depicts a singular epic event in Pennsylvania history, representing the confluence of environmental, scientific, bureaucratic, and emotional tragedies. As an award-winning photojournalist, Jacobs moved into a house in Centraliaâ€™s impact zone in 1983 to document in photographs and interviews the end stages of the tiny anthracite coal townâ€™s unsuccessful fight to resolve the intractable problems that began with the mine fire in 1962 and culminated in the razing of the town by the federal government.
Country USA
Brand Penn State University Press
Manufacturer Penn State University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 94 illustrations
ReleaseDate 2010-03-15
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780271036816

Slow Burn: A Photodocument of Centralia, Pennsylvania (Keystone Books)