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As a function of its corporate duties, the Consolidation Coal Company, one of the largest coal-mining operations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century, had photographers take hundreds of pictures of nearly every facet of its operations.

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“Extracting Appalachia brings together two great traditions of inquiry—history and geography. By creatively interpreting a rich collection of coal company photographs, Buckley helps us better understand the power and meaning of mining in everyday early twentieth-century life.”
“Buckley shows vividly how seemingly dull institutional photographs produced to chronicle the construction of mines and company towns may also be read as haunting images of early twentieth century environmental degradation....a rich exploration of how historical photographs may be mined for clues to the complex contexts in which they were produced, reproduced, and circulated.”

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      Publisher: Ohio University Press
      Publication Date: 15/04/2004
      ISBN13: 9780821415566, 978-0821415566
      ISBN10: 0821415565
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      General and world history History of the Americas Not Just Books Stationery

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      As a function of its corporate duties, the Consolidation Coal Company, one of the largest coal-mining operations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century, had photographers take hundreds of pictures of nearly every facet of its operations.

      Trade Review
      “Extracting Appalachia brings together two great traditions of inquiry—history and geography. By creatively interpreting a rich collection of coal company photographs, Buckley helps us better understand the power and meaning of mining in everyday early twentieth-century life.”
      “Buckley shows vividly how seemingly dull institutional photographs produced to chronicle the construction of mines and company towns may also be read as haunting images of early twentieth century environmental degradation....a rich exploration of how historical photographs may be mined for clues to the complex contexts in which they were produced, reproduced, and circulated.”

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