Black Gold
the rise, reign, and fall of american coal
$87.32
- Hardcover
312 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2025
Summary
Black Gold: A Nation Built on Coal
Coal’s central role in America’s history and its ongoing threats in the climate crisis.
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 provid…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520391789 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520391780 |
| Author: | Bob Wyss |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Bob Wyss
Bob Wyss was a reporter and editor at the Providence Journal for thirty years, a journalism professor at the University of Connecticut for fifteen years, and is currently Professor Emeritus.
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