01807cam a2200373 i 4500 1173949221 TxAuBib 20240101120000.0 040126t20042003||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002114066 9780142000984 paperback 0142000981 paperback 9780738204000 hc 0738204005 hc (OCoLC)54085916 VJK eng rda VJK BAKER BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG SINLB FMO OBE BDX TXBXL OCLCQ OCLCO CUT OCLCO OCLCQ TCJ UX0 OCLCQ XBE OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ MTU OCLCQ PBF GZN OCLCQ OCLCO LF7 OCLCO TxAuBib rda Freese, Barbara, author, (Barbara E.) Coal : a human history / Barbara Freese. New York : Penguin Books, 2004. ©2003. vii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-291) and index. 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. Traces the history of coal from its formation three million years ago through its role in industry and disease, including its part in the establishment of China as a twelfth-century superpower and in the American Civil War. 20240101. Coal History. Coal Social aspects. Coal Environmental aspects. Coal miners Social conditions. Industrialization History.