Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his familys nearly 200-year-old hillside homestead that has been strip-mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so, he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage, but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience: the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia, serving as an expos of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.
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Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his familys nearly 200-year-old hillside homestead that has been strip-mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so, he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage, but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience: the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia, serving as an expos of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 9 1/2 h x 6 1/4w. A real nice clean unmarked 300 page first edition hardcover with 2 low in number line. Has a few black & white photos scattered throughout. Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheater ruins of his family's nearly 200-year-old hillside homestead that has been strip-mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so, he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage, but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience: the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia, serving as an exposé of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Book has a lightly bumped lower corner; dust jacket has mild edgewear. 300 pages. A harrowing historical journey, a poignant family memoir, and a cautionary prologue to today's misguided dependence and support of "clean coal"
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket in Near Fine jacket. Signed by the author on the title page with no date, inscription, or named recipient. Crisp and clean except for light wrinkling at the spine heel; no ownership marks; overall excellent.; Signed by Author.
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Near Fine jacket. 300 pages. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to a previous owner on the title page. Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his family's nearly 200-year-old hillside homestead that has been strip-mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so, he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage, but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience: the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia, serving as an expose of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.