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Anthracite Roots : Generations of Coal Mining in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania by Joseph W. Leonard III (2005, Perfect)
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Publication Date: 2005-01-06. Number of Pages: 92. Weight: 0.5 lbs. Publisher: HISTORY PR.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101596290501
ISBN-139781596290501
eBay Product ID (ePID)102864788
Product Key Features
Book TitleAnthracite Roots : Generations of Coal Mining in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMining, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Subjects & Themes / Historical
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Photography, History
AuthorJoseph W. Leonard III
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight8.3 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-007558
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal331.7/622335
SynopsisThe lives of coal miners in the United States, like the black rock they cut from the earth, are wrought by the forces of time and pressure. Risking crippling injury and death, generations of miners have tunneled down from the surface and emerged at the end of each exhausting day with the fuel needed to drive the nation's industry. Their sacrifices are great, their glories unheralded. With this stirring account, author and former coal miner Joseph W. Leonard III provides a means for understanding and fully appreciating the crucial work these brave men have done throughout the years. The mining tradition in Leonard's family spans five generations in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to some of our country's richest deposits of anthracite coal. His family's stories illustrate with touching candor the plight of many thousands of Coal Belt families who stood proud through years of watching their sons, fathers, and husbands descend down the shafts into darkness. Leonard recalls with stunning detail the unforgiving conditions--cave-ins, explosions, and choking dust--that he and his forebears endured in the mines. Also captured are poignant tales of the kindness and compassion that permeated mining communities in the face of so much hardship. The intense struggles and quiet successes in Anthracite Roots are a testament to the unsung heroes of America's coal mines and the work they have done to power a nation., The lives of coal miners in the United States, like the black rock they cut from the earth, are wrought by the forces of time and pressure. Risking crippling injury and death, generations of miners have tunneled down from the surface and emerged at the end of each exhausting day with the fuel needed to drive the nation s industry. Their sacrifices are great, their glories unheralded. With this stirring account, author and former coal miner Joseph W. Leonard III provides a means for understanding and fully appreciating the crucial work these brave men have done throughout the years. The mining tradition in Leonard's family spans five generations in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to some of our country's richest deposits of anthracite coal. His family's stories illustrate with touching candor the plight of many thousands of Coal Belt families who stood proud through years of watching their sons, fathers, and husbands descend down the shafts into darkness. Leonard recalls with stunning detail the unforgiving conditions cave-ins, explosions, and choking dust that he and his forebears endured in the mines. Also captured are poignant tales of the kindness and compassion that permeated mining communities in the face of so much hardship. The intense struggles and quiet successes in Anthracite Roots are a testament to the unsung heroes of America s coal mines and the work they have done to power a nation."
LC Classification NumberHD8039.M62U6435 2005
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- Mar 04, 2022
The book title is an accurate description of the book.
The book is mostly a family history rather than a general history of the anthracite coal mining industry. The family story is very telling of the hazards and hardships of the anthracite mining industry.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 23, 2020
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