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Soul full of coal dust a fight for breath and justice in Appalachia

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hamby, Chris (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	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.
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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.
Physical Description:	viii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-425) and index.
ISBN:	9780316299473 0316299472
Author Notes:	Chris Hamby is an investigative reporter at the New York Times . While working at the Center For Public Integrity, Hamby won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for his series of stories on coal miners and was later awarded the Lukas Prize to develop his reporting into a book. He was also a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his work on multinational corporations and their violations of domestic regulations and environmental law. He lives in Washington, D.C.