Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Moutaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities

By Shirley Stewart Burns

Book Overview

Bringing Down the Mountains provides insight into how mountaintop removal has affected the people and the land of southern West Virginia. It examines the mechanization of the mining industry and the power relationships between coal interests, politicians, and the average citizen.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933202173
• ISBN13: 9781933202174
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: West Virginia University Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"