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Documentary films Environmental degradation West Virginia Farm life West Virginia Feature films Habitat conservation West Virginia McNeill, Louise Biography Youth Mountaintop removal mining Weat Virginia Poets, American 20th century Biography Stream conservation West Virginia West Virginia Social life and customsHickam, Homer H.
Summary: In the summer of '61, Homer "Sonny" Hickam, a year of college behind him, is dreaming of sandy beaches and rocket ships. But before Sonny can reach the seaside fixer-upper where his mother is spending the summer, a telephone call sends him back to the place he thought he had escaped, the gritty coal-mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. There, Sonny's father, the mine's superintendent, has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Coal provides half of America's electricity. Examines the explosive forces that have set in motion a conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia. Faced with toxic ground water, the obliteration of 1.4 million acres of mountains, and a government that appeases industry, the heroes launch a valiant fight to arouse the nation's help in protecting their mountains, saving their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by New Video Group 2009
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pittsburgh Press 1988