In the Kingdom of Coal: An American Family and the Rock That Changed the World
First Published in 2003. This volume charts the history of anthracite coal mining industry and developments around the Josiah White rolling mill in Philadelphia, the Lehigh Coal Mining Company created in 1972 in Pennsylvania, Canal and railroad developments, John Leisenring and Sharpe, Leisenring and Co; and Westmoreland from 1794 to 1999.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0415935229
ISBN13:9780415935227
Release Date:October 2003
Publisher:Routledge
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.62 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
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I loved this book! Educational and Historically correct
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I am a bit of a nut about history and energy. So I had high expectations about this book...and, frankly, they were met and exceeded. There is no real political slant to this - just history. Like it or not, coal has been one of the major factors in our technological and lifestyle progress. The history of the rock in Pennsylvania (hard and soft coat) as well as some of the big finds in VA. are detailed here. I read a lot of boring history books to gleam information. This was not one of those boring books. Exciting and informative was how I would describe it.
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