Coal
Subtitle: human history
By: Barbara Freese.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Coal -- History.; Coal -- Environmental aspects.; Pollutants -- Coal.; Coal miners -- Social conditions.; Industrialization -- History.; Environmental degradation -- Coal.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-291) and index.
Table of contents: value: A portable climate; value: The best stone in Britain; value: Launching a revolution; value: Full steam ahead; value: A precious seed; value: The rise and fall of King Coal; value: Invisible power; value: A sort of black stone; value: A burning legacy.