To Save the Land and People: A History of Opposition to Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia

by Chad Montrie

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807854352
• ISBN13: 9780807854358
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.3"