Reckoning at Eagle Creek : The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland Paperback / softback
by Jeff Biggers
Paperback / softback
Description
Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his family’s nearly 200-year-old hillside homestead that has been strip-mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois.
In doing so, he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage, but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience: the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia, serving as an exposé of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages, 11 illustrations
- Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2014
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- ISBN:9780809333868
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages, 11 illustrations
- Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780809333868