The Deep River Coalfield: Two Hundred Years of Mining in Chatham County, North Carolina

Author:   James H. Chapman
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476668987


Publication Date:   30 June 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Deep River Coalfield: Two Hundred Years of Mining in Chatham County, North Carolina


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The region along Deep River in central North Carolina once boasted a small but significant coal mining industry that for nearly two centuries provided fuel for manufacturing and domestic use. Confronted by natural obstacles and other challenges - including a devastating explosion in 1925 that killed 53 men and boys - entrepreneurs and experts made numerous attempts (some successful, some not) to harness the power of coal in a state still defining itself in a modernizing nation. Iron forges and hearths required ample supplies of coal to meet local demand, and the Deep River deposits provided them when no others existed. This book covers the history of coal mining at Deep River, from the early 1800s to the end of the 20th century.

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Author:   James H. Chapman
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
ISBN:  

9781476668987


ISBN 10:   1476668981
Publication Date:   30 June 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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documents the history of mining in Deep River, North Carolina --ProtoView; valuable...The study fills a niche in the history of coalmining in America and illustrates the universal dangers and hazards of mining bituminous coal. --Crandall Shifflett, Virginia Tech.


Chapman has written a surprisingly broad history on a narrow topic, not only a thorough case study on a specific area, but an excellent introductory history to coal mining and industry particularly as they pertain to North Carolina --The North Carolina Historical Review; documents the history of mining in Deep River, North Carolina --ProtoView; valuable...The study fills a niche in the history of coalmining in America and illustrates the universal dangers and hazards of mining bituminous coal. --Crandall Shifflett, Virginia Tech, author of Coaltowns: Life, Work, and Culture in Company Towns of Southern Appalachia, 1880-1960.


documents the history of mining in Deep River, North Carolina --ProtoView.


documents the history of mining in Deep River, North Carolina --ProtoView; Chapman has written a surprisingly broad history on a narrow topic, not only a thorough case study on a specific area, but an excellent introductory history to coal mining and industry particularly as they pertain to North Carolina --The North Carolina Historical Review; valuable...The study fills a niche in the history of coalmining in America and illustrates the universal dangers and hazards of mining bituminous coal. --Crandall Shifflett, Virginia Tech, author of Coaltowns: Life, Work, and Culture in Company Towns of Southern Appalachia, 1880-1960.


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For the past twenty years James H. Chapman has researched and written about his family's involvement in coal mining in Wales, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. He lives in North Carolina.

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