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: title: A portable climate; title: The best stone in Britain; title: Launching a revolution; title: Full steam ahead; title: A precious seed; title: The rise and fall of King Coal; title: Invisible power; title: A sort of black stone; title: A burning legacy.