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Search - Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal

Something's Rising Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal
Author: Silas House, Silas House, Jason Howard, Jason Howard

Like an old-fashioned hymn sung in rounds, Something?s Rising gives a stirring voice to the lives, culture, and determination of the people fighting the destructive practice of mountaintop removal in the coalfields of central Appalachia. Each person?s story, unique and unfiltered, articulates the hardship of living in these majestic mount... more »ains amid the daily desecration of the land by the coal industry because of America?s insistence on cheap energy. Developed as an alternative to strip mining, mountaintop removal mining consists of blasting away the tops of mountains, dumping waste into the valleys, and retrieving the exposed coal. This process buries streams, pollutes wells and waterways, and alters fragile ecologies in the region. The people who live, work, and raise families in central Appalachia face not only the physical destruction of their land but also the loss of their culture and health in a society dominated by the consequences of mountaintop removal. Included here are oral histories from Jean Ritchie, ?the mother of folk,? who doesn?t let her eighty-six years slow down her fighting spirit; Judy Bonds, a tough-talking coal-miner?s daughter; Kathy Mattea, the beloved country singer who believes cooperation is the key to winning the battle; Jack Spadaro, the heroic whistle-blower who has risked everything to share his insider knowledge of federal mining agencies; Larry Bush, who doesn?t back down even when speeding coal trucks are used to intimidate him; Denise Giardina, a celebrated writer who ran for governor to bring attention to the issue; and many more. The book features both well-known activists and people rarely in the media. Each oral history is prefaced with a biographical essay that vividly establishes the interview settings and the subjects? connections to their region. Written and edited by native sons of the mountains, this compelling book captures a fever-pitch moment in the movement against mountaintop removal. Silas House and Jason Howard are experts on the history of resistance in Appalachia, the legacy of exploitation of the region?s natural resources, and area?s unique culture and landscape. This lyrical and informative text provides a critical perspective on a powerful industry. The cumulative effect of these stories is stunning and powerful. Something?s Rising will long stand as a testament to the social and ecological consequences of energy at any cost and will be especially welcomed by readers of Appalachian studies, environmental science, and by all who value the mountain?s majesty?our national heritage.

ISBN-13: 9780813125466
ISBN-10: 0813125464
Publication Date: 4/17/2009
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Genres:

History >> Americas >> United States >> State & Local
Outdoors & Nature >> Conservation
Outdoors & Nature >> Conservation >> Environmentalism
Engineering & Transportation >> Engineering >> Civil & Environmental >> Mining
Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Sociology >> Rural

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