Reckoning at Eagle Creek - The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland (Paperback, Reissue)

Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his familys nearly 200 - year - old hillside homestead that has been strip - mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so' he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage' but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience; the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia' serving as an expos of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.

General

Imprint:	Southern Illinois University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	September 2014
Authors:	Jeff Biggers
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-8093-3386-8
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Mining industry Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General
LSN:	0-8093-3386-4
Barcode:	9780809333868

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