The Resource Coal : a human history, Barbara Freese
Coal : a human history, Barbara Freese
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The item Coal : a human history, Barbara Freese represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hope College Library.
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- Summary
- Publisher's description: The fascinating history of a simple black rock that has shaped our world--and now threatens it. In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coal's world-changing power has come at a tremendous price, including centuries of blackening our skies and lungs--and now the dangerous warming of our global climate. Ranging from the "great stinking fogs" of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic streets of Beijing, Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance with an extraordinary impact on human civilization
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- v, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- A portable climate
- The best stone in Britain
- Launching a revolution
- Full steam ahead
- A precious seed
- The rise and fall of King Coal
- Invisible power
- A sort of black stone
- A burning legacy
- Isbn
- 9780142000984
- Label
- Coal : a human history
- Title
- Coal
- Title remainder
- a human history
- Statement of responsibility
- Barbara Freese
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Publisher's description: The fascinating history of a simple black rock that has shaped our world--and now threatens it. In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coal's world-changing power has come at a tremendous price, including centuries of blackening our skies and lungs--and now the dangerous warming of our global climate. Ranging from the "great stinking fogs" of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic streets of Beijing, Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance with an extraordinary impact on human civilization
- Cataloging source
- MiAIIG
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Freese, Barbara
- Interest level
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- UG
- Grades 9-12
- Reading level
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- 10.5
- 10.5
- Study program name
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- Accelerated Reader AR
- Accelerated Reader
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Coal
- Coal
- Label
- Coal : a human history, Barbara Freese
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-291) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A portable climate -- The best stone in Britain -- Launching a revolution -- Full steam ahead -- A precious seed -- The rise and fall of King Coal -- Invisible power -- A sort of black stone -- A burning legacy
- Control code
- 51449422
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- v, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780142000984
- Lccn
- 2002114066
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 9780738204000
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)51449422
- Label
- Coal : a human history, Barbara Freese
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-291) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A portable climate -- The best stone in Britain -- Launching a revolution -- Full steam ahead -- A precious seed -- The rise and fall of King Coal -- Invisible power -- A sort of black stone -- A burning legacy
- Control code
- 51449422
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- v, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780142000984
- Lccn
- 2002114066
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780738204000
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)51449422
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