Surface coal mining has had a dramatic impact on the Appalachian
economy and ecology since World War II, exacerbating the region's
chronic unemployment and destroying much of its natural
environment. Here, Chad Montrie examines the twentieth-century
movement to outlaw surface mining in Appalachia, tracing popular
opposition to the industry from its inception through the growth of
a militant movement that engaged in acts of civil disobedience and
industrial sabotage. Both comprehensive and comparative, "To Save
the Land and People" chronicles the story of surface mining
opposition in the whole region, from Pennsylvania to Alabama.
Though many accounts of environmental activism focus on
middle-class suburbanites and emphasize national events, the
campaign to abolish strip mining was primarily a movement of
farmers and working people, originating at the local and state
levels. Its history underscores the significant role of common
people and grassroots efforts in the American environmental
movement. This book also contributes to a long-running debate about
American values by revealing how veneration for small, private
properties has shaped the political consciousness of strip mining
opponents.
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