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001 2007019264
003 DLC
005 20080208125857.0
008 070507s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007019264
020 $a9780374125141 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0374125147 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn126228558
035 $a(OCoLC)126228558
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dC#P$dBUR$dDLC
043 $an-us-wv
050 00 $aTN805.W4$bS56 2008
082 00 $a338.2/72409754$222
100 1 $aShnayerson, Michael.
245 10 $aCoal river /$cMichael Shnayerson.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,$c2008.
300 $a321 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aOne of America's most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia. Coal companies are decapitating the mountains. The forested ridge tops and valley streams of Appalachia--one of the country's natural treasures--are being destroyed, along with towns and communities. An entire culture is disappearing, and most Americans have no idea it's happening. Journalist Shnayerson recounts the dramatic struggle as grassroots activists speak truth to power and an inspiring young lawyer challenges the largest and most aggressive of the coal companies in a series of brilliant and daring lawsuits. From courtroom to boardroom, forest clearing to factory floor, Shnayerson gives us a novelistic and compelling portrait of the people who risked their reputations and livelihoods in the fight against King Coal.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aA valley under siege -- The tipoff from Tony -- A brute force called Massey -- Fighting back -- A short-lived legal victory -- Stacking the State Supreme Court -- The war with Washington -- A school in Massey's shadow -- The dead souls of Smithers -- Marching in the valley -- Massey's unwelcome new friend -- Don's terrible year -- Turning a courtroom loss around -- A walk through West Virginia -- Back in court against the Corps -- Don goes for it all -- A ruling at last -- Epilogue: the view from Kayford Mountain.
650 0 $aCoal mines and mining$zWest Virginia.
650 0 $aCoal mines and mining$xEnvironmental aspects$zWest Virginia.
650 0 $aMountaintop removal mining$xEnvironmental aspects$zWest Virginia.
650 0 $aMountaintop removal mining$xEconomic aspects$zWest Virginia.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007019264.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2007019264-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2007019264-d.html