Soul full of coal dust : a fight for breath and justice in Appalachia / Chris Hamby.
Title:
Soul full of coal dust : a fight for breath and justice in Appalachia / Chris Hamby.
ISBN:
9780316299473
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
©2020
Physical Description:
viii, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Contents:
Prologue: January 10, 2007 -- Part One. Gary ; The mines ; John ; Wildcat ; Footer -- Part Two. "Go jump" ; "The great coal dust scam" ; The coalition ; "Outlaw" ; Cotton ; The firm ; Discovery ; "Superior credentials" ; "No bad samples" ; Window ; Crooked rafter ; "All of the evidence" -- Part Three. "Creative approaches" ; "Go get 'em" ; Lost time ; Fraud on the court -- Part Four. "An affront to justice" ; "Lack of scientific independence" ; Making good -- Epilogue: December 2016.
Summary:
Uncovers the sobering resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, the cover-up activities of the coal mining industry, and the awareness activities of regional mining communities.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
on1183418449
Availability:
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