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Coal : a human history
Freese, Barbara (Barbara E.)2006
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This is the fascinating and surprising story of how coal has altered the course of history. Coal has transformed societies, powered navies, fuelled economies, and expanded frontiers, yet it has also caused death, disease and environmental destruction.
Main title:
Coal : a human history / Barbara Freese.
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Imprint:
London : Arrow, 2006.
Collation:
337 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus, 2003; London: William Heinemann, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-320) and index.
ISBN:
9780099478843 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
553.24
Local class:
553.24
Language:
English
BRN:
104778
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