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Coal: A Human History
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Penguin USA
Publication date January 1, 2004
Pages 320
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780142000984
ISBN-10 0142000981
Dimensions 0.50 by 5 by 7.25 in.
Weight 0.45 lbs.
Original list price $16.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Traces the history of coal from its foundations three million years ago through its role in industry and disease, covering such areas as its uses as jewelry in ancient Rome, in the establishment of China as a twelfth-century superpower, and as a tool in the Civil War. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780738204000
 
from Basic Books (January 6, 2003)
9780738204000 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.50 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Traces the history of coal from its formation three million years ago through its role in industry and disease, including its part in the establishment of China as a twelfth-century superpower and in the American Civil War.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780142000984 Book cover for 9780465057931
 
Reprint edition from Basic Books (February 9, 2016)
9780465057931 | details & prices | 360 pages | 6.00 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.82 lbs | List price $17.99
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Reprint edition from Penguin USA (January 1, 2004)
9780142000984 | details & prices | 320 pages | 5.00 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Traces the history of coal from its formation three million years ago through its role in industry and disease, including its part in the establishment of China as a twelfth-century superpower and in the American Civil War.
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781400100873 Book cover for 9781400150878
 
With Shelly Frasier (other contributor) | Mp3 una edition from Tantor Media Inc (May 1, 2003)
9781400150878 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.22 lbs | List price $19.99
About: The fascinating, often surprising story of how a simple black rock has altered the course of history.
With Shelly Frasier (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (May 1, 2003)
9781400100873 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $39.00
About: The fascinating, often surprising story of how a simple black rock has altered the course of history.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (November 3, 2008)
9781439568729 | details & prices | 320 pages | List price $23.00
About: In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe.

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