| RECKONING AT EAGLE CREEK The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland Jeff Biggers New York: Nation Books, 2010 |
Rating: 5.0 High |
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| ISBN-13 978-1-56858-421-8 | ||||
| ISBN-10 1-56858-421-0 | 300pp. | HC/BWI | $26.95 | |
| Prologue: In Coal Blood | xi |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Mr. President, Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal | 1 |
| CHAPTER ONE | |
| 4.5 Hours: The Choices We Made | 13 |
| CHAPTER TWO | |
| In the Name of the Shawnee: Removing the Earth's Liver | 41 |
| CHAPTER THREE | |
| Black Diamonds, Black Lives: The Entangled Roots of Slavery and Coal | 91 |
| CHAPTER FOUR | |
| Who Killed the Miners: The Anatomy of Denial | 131 |
| CHAPTER FIVE | |
| Black Waters, Black Waters: The Murder of Little Egypt | 183 |
| CHAPTER SIX | |
| The Short Swift Time of Clean Coal on Earth: Dirty Coal Has Left the Building | 221 |
| Epilogue: The Last Eagle Creekers | 261 |
| Coalfield and Climate Change Resources and Organizations | 267 |
| Bibliography | 269 |
| Acknowledgements | 285 |
| Index | 289 |
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