Western Kentucky represented, in the time period covered by this book from the 1950s-80s, the bulk of coal mining in North America. Attributed to in John Prine�

Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades. It is imperative that accurate

Mining's dramatic and dangerous nature is reflected in the hundreds of specialized tools and artifacts shown in over 500 color photographs and discussed in this

Machines increasingly pervade the mining industry, reducing manual labor and raising production. While the use of new technologies such as remote control, visio