Download or read book Dead Laws for Dead Men written by Daniel J. Curran and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: his account of the struggle for coal mine health and safety legislation in the U.S. examines the series of laws that steadily expanded the role of the federal government from the late 1800s through the 1980s. Curran concludes that federal legislation has done little to improve change conditions in the coal mines.