Mass destruction : the men and giant mines that wired America and scarred the planet / Timothy J. LeCain.

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LeCain, Timothy J., 1960-

Title & Author:

Mass destruction : the men and giant mines that wired America and scarred the planet / Timothy J. LeCain.

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Description:

xii, 273 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the lands of mass destruction -- Between the heavens and the earth -- Stack -- Pit -- Dead zones -- Epilogue: From New Delhi to the New West.
American Society for Environmental History George Perkins Marsh Prize, 2010.

Summary:

"Mass Destruction is the compelling story of Daniel Jackling and the development of open-pit hard rock mining, its role in the wiring of an electrified America, and its devastating environmental effects. This new method of mining, complimenting the mass production and mass consumption that came to define the "American way of life"in the early twentieth century, promised infinite supplies of copper and other natural resources. LeCain deftly analyzes how open-pit mining continues to adversely effect the environment and how, as the world begins to rival American resource consumption, no viable alternatives have emerged."--The Publisher.

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ISBN:

9780813545295 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0813545293 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
(electronic bk.)
9780813548555
0813548551

Subject:

Copper mines and mining West (U.S.) History.
Copper mines and mining Environmental aspects West (U.S.) History.
Copper mines and mining Health aspects West (U.S.) History.
Mining engineering West (U.S.) History.
Copper industry and trade West (U.S.) History.
Copper industry and trade
Copper mines and mining
Copper mines and mining Environmental aspects
Mining engineering
Bergbau
Geschichte
Gesundheitsgefährdung
Kupferbelastung
Kupferbergbau
Kupferhandel
Umweltverschmutzung
Kupferindustrie
Kupferbergbau Umweltverschmutzung.
Umweltverschmutzung Kupferbergbau.
Kupferbergbau USA Geschichte.
Cuivre Mines et extraction États-Unis (ouest) Histoire.
Cuivre Mines et extraction Aspect environnemental États-Unis (ouest) Histoire.
Koppargruvor historia Förenta staterna.
Koppargruvor historia miljöaspekter Förenta staterna.
Koppargruvor historia hälsoaspekter Förenta staterna.
Gruvbrytning historia Förenta staterna.
Kopparhandel.
West United States
USA Weststaaten
USA / Weststaaten.

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History

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Location: Library main 302537
Call No.: BIB 248701
Status: Available

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