Reckoning at Eagle Creek : the secret legacy of coal in the heartland /: the secret legacy of coal in the heartland. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeff Biggers.
• Other Names: Biggers, Jeff, 1963-
• Contents: In coal blood -- Mr. President, welcome to the Saudi Arabia of coal -- 4.5 hours : the choices we made -- In the name of the Shawnee : removing the Earth's liver -- Black diamonds, black lives : the entangled roots of slavery and coal -- Who killed the miners? : an anatomy of denial -- Black waters, black waters : the murder of Little Egypt -- The short swift time of clean coal on Earth : dirty coal has left the building.
• Publisher Details: New York : Nation Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 300 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 333.73/1309773992; Coal mines and mining -- Illinois -- Eagle Creek Region -- History; Coal mines and mining -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Eagle Creek Region -- History; Mountain life -- Illinois -- Eagle Creek Region -- History; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business; NATURE -- Natural Resources; Coal mines and mining; Coal mines and mining -- Social aspects; Mountain life; Shawnee National Forest Region (Ill.) -- History; Illinois -- Eagle Creek; Illinois -- Shawnee National Forest; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781568586182; 1568586183
• Related ISBNs: 9781568584218
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.