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Coal: A Human History
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
January 6, 2003
Pages
288
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780738204000
ISBN-10
0738204005
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$25.00
§As reported by publisher
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Earth Resources and the Environment | Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism | Beyond Smoke and Mirrors | The Mushroom at the End of the World | City of Strangers | This Changes Everything | Coal Wars | Essentials of Geology | Bringing Down the Mountains
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. 50,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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