Mining America

The Industry and the Environment, 1800-1980

von Duane A. Smith

226 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Mining America is a vivid account of the damage wrought by almost two centuries of mining, but its main focus is on the conflicting attitudes behind the destruction and on society's responses. Veteran author and historian Duane Smith asserts that the marriage of mining and environmental issues was bound to touch America's sensitive pocketbook nerve - but the question now is, are all groups willing to pay the price?