Coal River

Name: Coal River
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ISBN: 9780374125141

ISBN-10: 0374125147

ISBN-13: 9780374125141

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael Shnayerson, Michael Shnaverson

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One of America’s most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia. Coal companies are blasting the mountains, decapitating them for coal. The forested ridge tops and valley streams of Appalachia—one of the country’s natural treasures—are being destroyed, along with towns and communities. An entire culture is disappearing, and to this day, most Americans have no idea it’s happening. nbsp; Michael Shnayerson first traveled to the coal fields four years ago, on assignment forVanity Fair.There he met an inspiring young lawyer named Joe Lovett, who was fighting mountaintop removal in court with a series of brilliant and daring lawsuits. He also met Judy Bonds, whose…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 1/8/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Michael Shnayerson is a staff writer at Vanity Fair. He lives in New York.



Prologue: A Valley Under Siege



The Tip-off from Tony



A Brute Force Called Massey



Fighting Back



A Short-Lived Legal Victory



Stacking the State Supreme Court



The War with Washington



A School in Massey's Shadow



The Dead Souls of Smithers



Marching in the Valley



Massey's Unwelcome New Friend



Don's Terrible Year



Turning a Courtroom Loss Around



A Walk Through West Virginia



Back in Court Against the Corps



Don Goes for It All



A Ruling at Last


Epilogue: The View from Kayford Mountain


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index