To Save the Land and People: A History of Opposition to Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia

by Chad Montrie

Book Overview

Surface coal mining has had a dramatic impact on the Appalachian economy and ecology since World War II, exacerbating the region's chronic unemployment and destroying much of its natural environment.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807854352
• ISBN13: 9780807854358
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.3"