Coal in Our Veins A Personal Journey

Winner of the 2012 Evans Biography and Handcart Award, Coal in Our Veins employs historical research, autobiography, and journalism to intertwine the history of coal, her ancestors' lives mining coal, and the societal and environmental impacts of the United States' dependency on coal as an...

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Main Author: Thomas, Erin Ann (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Utah State University Press 2012
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