Tom McCarthy
First wrote about the Birkenhead Dock Disaster in 1969 as a feature in the Birkenhead News, prompted by the fact that his uncle, Tommy Devine, was one of the survivors.
Titles by Tom McCarthy
Damburst
Damburst:
The Birkenhead Dock Disaster, March 6, 1909
In 1909, a coffer dam, holding back millions of gallons of water while an extension to Birkenhead Docks was being dug out behind it, burst killing 14 men. The author, whose uncle was one of the only 3 survivors, investigates the tragedy and the cover up which followed. He reconstructs the events of that night of horror and its anguished aftermath.
Paperback, A5, black & white photos
Price £6.50
Details
- ISBN 9781901231748
- Publisher Countyvise
- Genre Non Fiction
- Setting Wirral
