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reckoning at eagle creek the secret legacy of coal in the heartland
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 expose of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency .
hardcover nation books 2009 isbn13 9781568584218 isbn10 1568584210
abridged n isbn 13 9781568584218 number in series 1 number of pages 300 publisher perseus books group release date 62135769600000