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"Stunning...Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king."
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Synopsis: In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coals world-changing power has come at a tremendous price, including centuries of blackening our skies and lungsand now the dangerous warming of our global climate. Ranging from the "great stinking fogs" of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic streets of Beijing, Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance with an extraordinary impact on human civilization. About the Author: Barbara Freese, an assistant attorney general of Minnesota for more than twelve years, helped enforce her states air pollution laws and along the way became fascinated by coal. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Seller Inventory # ABE-1636674532273
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