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Coal The fascinating history of a simple black rock that has shaped the world--and now threatens it. In this remarkable book, Freese takes readers on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Full description
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"An enthralling journey, across time and across continents."
"Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king." ("The New York Times Book Review") "An enthralling journey, across time and across continents." (Howard Zinn, author of "A People's History of the United States")
aCoal, to borrow a phrase, is king.a ("The New York Times Book Review") aAn enthralling journey, across time and across continents.a (Howard Zinn, author of "A Peopleas History of the United States")
Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king. ("The New York Times Book Review") An enthralling journey, across time and across continents. (Howard Zinn, author of "A People s History of the United States")
?Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king.? ("The New York Times Book Review") An enthralling journey, across time and across continents.? (Howard Zinn, author of "A People's History of the United States")
"An enthralling journey, across time and across continents."
Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States
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"Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king." ("The New York Times Book Review") "An enthralling journey, across time and across continents." (Howard Zinn, author of "A People's History of the United States")
aCoal, to borrow a phrase, is king.a ("The New York Times Book Review") aAn enthralling journey, across time and across continents.a (Howard Zinn, author of "A Peopleas History of the United States")
Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king. ("The New York Times Book Review") An enthralling journey, across time and across continents. (Howard Zinn, author of "A People s History of the United States")
?Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king.? ("The New York Times Book Review") An enthralling journey, across time and across continents.? (Howard Zinn, author of "A People's History of the United States")
"An enthralling journey, across time and across continents."
Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States
"Stunning...Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king."
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A brilliant gem of a book on the small black stone that fuelled the industrial revolution and still powers the world. For fans of Cod and books like Guns, Germs and Steel.
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- PublisherPenguin Group USA
- Publication date2004
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- ISBN 13 9780142000984
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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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