Hard as the Rock Itself: Place and Identity in the American Mining Town

by David Robertson

Book Overview

The first intensive analysis of sense of place in American mining towns, Hard as the Rock Itself: Place and Identity in the American Mining Town provides rare insight into the struggles and rewards of life in these communities. David Robertson contends that these communities - often characterized in scholarly and literary works as derelict, as sources of debasing moral influence, and as scenes of environmental decay - have a strong and enduring sense...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607320762
• ISBN13: 9781607320760
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"