Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese

Coal: A Human History

Barbara Freese

320 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
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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. Prized as “the best stone in Britain” by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transfo...

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