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Coal A Human History

Paperback • 2006 • English

Coal A Human History

By Barbara Freese

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About the book

An enthralling journey, across time and across continents, using the fascination with coal and the crucial need for it as a way of approaching some of the most fundamental questions of human existence. 'A passionate plea for a more considered way of treating the earth, its resources and its inhabitants' DAILY TELEGRAPH ____________________________________________________________ Coal has transformed societies and shaped the fate of nations. It launched empires and triggered wars. Above al...Show more

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9780099478843

Publisher

Arrow

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Coal A Human History

Format

Paperback

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