From the early day of mining in colonial Virginia and Maryland up to the time of World War II, blacks were an important part of the labor force in the coal industry. Yet in this, as in other enterprises, their role has heretofore been largely ignored. Now Roland L. Lewis redresses the balance in...

This study examines the underlying concerns of global warming in the context of a small island developing states and the ensuing action of phasing out coal to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 °C, as stipulated by the Paris Agreement. Coal is amongst the most carbon intensive fuel,...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Miner's Lamp -- Cymyru -- 2. A Welsh Coal Miner -- 3. The First Loco to Run on Rails -- 4. Two Miners' Sons -- 5. The Paths of Blind Horses -- Carbon County -- 6. The Rattle of Dead Men's Skin -- 7. Zeph and Maud -- 8. The Castle Gate -- 9. The Striking...