Seattle's Coal Legacy

Seattle's Coal Legacy
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 1
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ISBN-10 : 9781467103992
ISBN-13 : 1467103993
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Seattle's Coal Legacy by : John M. Goodfellow

"In the 1880s, Seattle became a major coal port in the United States. By 1908, Puget Sound was the third-largest coal port, after New York and Baltimore. For Seattle, the major coal mines were in Issaquah, New Castle, Renton, and Black Diamond, with many other smaller mines throughout King County. Until the petroleum revolution, Seattle exported most of its coal to San Francisco. Because of coal, Seattle became a center for skilled engineers, machinists, and miners for the maritime, manufacturing, mining, and railroad industries, differentiating itself from other lumber towns on Puget Sound. Seattle's Coal Legacy is the story of a frontier town going through an industrial revolution in its own time. The skills and knowledge developed during the coal era--engineering, finance, transportation, manufacturing, etc.--made Seattle the major city it is today."-- Provided by publisher.

Reckoning at Eagle Creek

Reckoning at Eagle Creek
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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages : 430
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ISBN-10 : 9781458721846
ISBN-13 : 1458721841
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Reckoning at Eagle Creek by : Jeff Biggers

Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his familys nearly 200 - year - old hillside homestead that has been strip - mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so' he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage' but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience; the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia' serving as an expos of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.

A Legacy of Coal

A Legacy of Coal
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : UCR:31210024862383
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Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis A Legacy of Coal by : Margaret M. Mulrooney

Coal

Coal
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Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 0813917840
ISBN-13 : 9780813917849
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Coal by : Duane Lockard

Entwined in the personal story of this coal miner's son who became a Princeton political scientist is Lockard's critique of how the coal industry has behaved as a corporate citizen and how it exemplifies corporate power in American life.

Killing for Coal

Killing for Coal
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 9780674736689
ISBN-13 : 0674736680
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Killing for Coal by : Thomas G. Andrews

On a spring morning in 1914, in the stark foothills of southern Colorado, members of the United Mine Workers of America clashed with guards employed by the Rockefeller family, and a state militia beholden to Colorado’s industrial barons. When the dust settled, nineteen men, women, and children among the miners’ families lay dead. The strikers had killed at least thirty men, destroyed six mines, and laid waste to two company towns. Killing for Coal offers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the “Great Coalfield War.” In a sweeping story of transformation that begins in the coal beds and culminates with the deadliest strike in American history, Thomas Andrews illuminates the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers’ strikes over the course of nearly half a century. He reveals a complex world shaped by the connected forces of land, labor, corporate industrialization, and workers’ resistance. Brilliantly conceived and written, this book takes the organic world as its starting point. The resulting elucidation of the coalfield wars goes far beyond traditional labor history. Considering issues of social and environmental justice in the context of an economy dependent on fossil fuel, Andrews makes a powerful case for rethinking the relationships that unite and divide workers, consumers, capitalists, and the natural world.

Coal Camps and Castor Oil

Coal Camps and Castor Oil
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 543
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ISBN-10 : 0979919967
ISBN-13 : 9780979919961
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Coal Camps and Castor Oil by : Hometown Memories Publishing, Incorporated

Memories from old-timers in Southern West Virginia

Coal Towns in the Cascades

Coal Towns in the Cascades
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 0971046441
ISBN-13 : 9780971046443
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Coal Towns in the Cascades by : John C. Shideler

A history of Cle Elum and Roslyn, two coal mining towns in Washington state. The book begins with a brief introduction to the area's geological origins. Chapters address Native American residents, the pioneer era, the discovery of coal and the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway, mining and logging, the decline of coal mining, and the end of the coal mining era. Note: Roslyn, WA, was the filming location for the popular television series "Northern Exposure."

Mining for the Nation

Mining for the Nation
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9780271037691
ISBN-13 : 0271037695
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Mining for the Nation by : Jody Pavilack

"Examines the politics of coal miners in Chile during the 1930s and '40s, when they supported the Communist Party in a project of cross-class alliances aimed at defeating fascism, promoting national development, and deepening Chilean democracy"--Provided by publisher.

Acidic Pit Lakes

Acidic Pit Lakes
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 537
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ISBN-10 : 9783642293849
ISBN-13 : 3642293840
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Acidic Pit Lakes by : Walter Geller

This monograph provides an international perspective on pit lakes in post-mining landscapes, including the problem of geogenic acidification. Much has been learned during the last decade through research and practical experience on how to mitigate or remediate the environmental problems of acidic pit lakes. In the first part of the book, general scientific issues are presented in 21 contributions from the fields of geo-environmental science, water chemistry, lake physics, lake modeling, and on the peculiar biological features that occur in the extreme habitats of acidic pit lakes. Another chapter provides an overview of methods currently used to remediate acidic pit lakes and treat outflowing acidic water. The second part of the book is a collection of regional surveys of pit lake problems from three European countries and Australia, and case studies of various individual representative lakes. A final case study provides an innovative approach to assessing the economic value of new pit lakes and balancing the costs and benefits, a valuable tool for decision makers.

Appalachia's Coal-Mined Landscapes

Appalachia's Coal-Mined Landscapes
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 9783030577803
ISBN-13 : 3030577805
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Appalachia's Coal-Mined Landscapes by : Carl E. Zipper

This book collects and summarizes current scientific knowledge concerning coal-mined landscapes of the Appalachian region in eastern United States. Containing contributions from authors across disciplines, the book addresses topics relevant to the region’s coal-mining history and its future; its human communities; and the soils, waters, plants, wildlife, and human-use potentials of Appalachia’s coal-mined landscapes. The book provides a comprehensive overview of coal mining’s legacy in Appalachia, USA. It book describes the resources of the Appalachian coalfield, its lands and waters, and its human communities – as they have been left in the aftermath of intensive mining, drawing upon peer-reviewed science and other regional data to provide clear and objective descriptions. By understanding the Appalachian experience, officials and planners in other resource extraction- affected world regions can gain knowledge and perspectives that will aid their own efforts to plan and manage for environmental quality and for human welfare. Appalachia's Coal-Mined Landscapes: Resources and Communities in a New Energy Era will be of use to natural resource managers and scientists within Appalachia and in other world regions experiencing widespread mining, researchers with interest in the region’s disturbance legacy, and economic and community planners concerned with Appalachia’s future.