Crosses of Iron, Nick Pappas
Crosses of Iron, Nick Pappas
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Crosses of Iron
The Tragic Story of Dawson, New Mexico, and Its Twin Mining Disasters

Author: Nick Pappas, Richard Melzer

Narrator: Paul Brion

Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/07/2023


Synopsis

In October 1913, 261 miners and two rescuers died when a massive explosion ripped through a mine operated by Phelps, Dodge & Company in Dawson, New Mexico. Ten years later, a second blast claimed the lives of another 120 miners. Today, Dawson is a deserted ghost town. All that remains is a sea of white iron crosses memorializing the nearly four hundred miners killed in the two explosions—a death toll unmatched by mine disasters in any other town in America.

Now, to mark the centennial of the second disaster, veteran journalist Nick Pappas tells the tragic story of what was once New Mexico's largest and most modern company town and of how the strong, determined residents of the community coped with two heartbreaking catastrophes.

About Nick Pappas

Nick Pappas is an award-winning journalist who dedicated more than forty years of his life to newspapers, most recently as an editor at the Albuquerque Journal. A native of Lowell, Massachusetts, he now lives with his wife in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clay on April 30, 2024

A book with good scholorship about the brief history of a Southwest American mining town.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on November 17, 2023

I've read a fair amount of nonfiction this year, and as I reflect on what I've read, this book "Crosses of Iron" is the one that's really standing out in my memory. For me, it wasn't just the intriguing story. The story about the mines in Dawson, New Mexico was unfamiliar to me. And yes, learning ho......more

Goodreads review by Bill on February 03, 2024

I'm happiest when reading USA history. If the book or article concerns New Mexico, I'm even happier. I think every child should know about Dawson, especially in New Mexico. Thank you, Nick Pappas, for taking me back in history.......more

Goodreads review by Richard on January 17, 2024

A comprehensive look back in time and place of hard labor and the ultimate need for unions.......more