Title Soul full of coal dust : a fight for breath and justice in Appalachia / Chris Hamby.

Publication Info.	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
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Edition	First edition.
Description	viii, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-425) and index.
Contents	Prologue: January 10, 2007 -- Part One. Gary ; The mines ; John ; Wildcat ; Footer -- Part Two. "Go jump" ; "The great coal dust scam" ; The new coalition ; "Outlaw" ; Cotton ; The firm ; Discovery ; "Superior credentials" ; "No bad samples" ; Window ; Crooked rafter ; "All of the evidence" -- Part Three. "Creative approaches" ; "Go get 'em" ; Lost time ; Fraud on the court -- Part Four. "An affront to justice" ; "Lack of scientific independence" ; Making good -- Epilogue: December 2016.
Summary	Uncovers the sobering resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, the cover-up activities of the coal mining industry, and the awareness activities of regional mining communities.
Subject	Lungs -- Dust diseases -- Social aspects -- United States.
	Coal miners -- Diseases -- United States.
	Coal mines and mining -- Health aspects -- United States.
	Workers' compensation -- United States.
	Coal trade -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
	Coal mines and mining -- Appalachian Region.
	Coal miners -- Appalachian Region.
	Anthracosis.
	United States.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Natural Resource Extraction.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
	HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Respiratory.
	Coal miners. (OCoLC)fst00865316
	Coal miners -- Diseases. (OCoLC)fst00865320
	Coal mines and mining. (OCoLC)fst00865355
	Coal mines and mining -- Health aspects. (OCoLC)fst00865405
	Coal trade -- Corrupt practices. (OCoLC)fst00865515
	Lungs -- Dust diseases -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01003824
	Workers' compensation. (OCoLC)fst01180345
	Appalachian Region. (OCoLC)fst01240092
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Title	Fight for breath and justice in Appalachia
ISBN	9780316299473 (hardcover)
	0316299472 (hardcover)

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