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Coal River (1st Edition) by Michael Shnayerson Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-374-12514-7 / 0374125147 ISBN-13: 978-0-374-12514-1 / 9780374125141 One of America's most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia. Coal companies are blasting the mountains, decapitating them for coal. The forested ridge tops and valley streams of Appalachia--one of the country's natural treasures--are being destroyed, along with towns |