Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story about Copper, the Metal That Runs the World

by Bill Carter

Book Overview

For most of recorded history, copper has proven invaluable: not only did the ancient Romans build their empire on mining copper but Christopher Columbus protected his ships from rot by lining their hulls with it. Today, this pliable and sturdy metal can be found in every house, car, airplane, cell phone, computer, and home appliance across the globe. Yet the history of copper extraction and our present relationship with the metal are fraught with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439136580
• ISBN13: 9781439136584
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"