Coal: A Human History

ISBN-13: 9780099478843 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 337 str.

Barbara Freese

Opis

Coal has transformed societies, shaped the fate of nations, launched empires, and triggered wars. It fuelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain, propelling the rise of a small rural kingdom into the greatest commercial empire in the world. This book explores the profound role coal has played in human history and continues to play in the world.

Recenzje

Elegant and engaging... No subject is more important for understanding the recent past and preparing for the future. Sunday Times

O autorze

Barbara Freese is an environmental attorney and writer, with a particular focus on climate change, energy policy, and corporate social responsibility. She is a former Minnesota assistant attorney general and a former senior policy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists, and she has represented various environmental and clean energy nonprofit groups working to protect the climate. Her first book, Coal: A Human History, is a New York Times Notable Book. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.