Black gold : the rise, reign, and fall of American coal / Bob Wyss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wyss, Bob, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coal--United States--History.

Coal.

Coal--History.

Coal mines and mining--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2025]

Summary:

"For decades coal has been crucial to America's culture, society, and environment, an essential ingredient in driving out winter's cold, cooking meals, and lighting the dark. In the coalfields and beyond, Bob Wyss describes how this magical elixir sparked the Industrial Revolution, powered railroads, and built urban skylines, while providing home comforts for families. Coal's history and heritage are fundamental to understanding its legacy of threats to America's well-being. As industry developed so did clashes between powerful tycoons, coal miners, and innocent families. Exploitation and avarice led to victimization, deadly violence, and ultimately the American labor movement. More recently coal has endangered American lives and safety, brought on by two centuries of carbon combustion, and here the threat remains unresolved. This is coal's most enduring legacy, and Black Gold is pivotal in helping us understand how we got to this point"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Kingpin

Centralia

Giants

Energy crisis

The race West

Steelmakers

Molly Maguires

Centennial

Empire

Penn Station

Smoke

Rebellion

The coal miner

Coal town

St. Louis

Demise

Power

Coal river

Black lung

Longview

Memorial.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Wyss, Bob Black gold

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780520391789

0520391780

OCLC:

1512886634

Publisher Number:

CIPO000261208