In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coal’s world-changing power...
In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coal’s world-changing power has come at a tremendous price, including centuries of blackening our skies and lungs—and now the dangerous warming of our global climate. Ranging from the "great stinking fogs" of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic streets of Beijing, Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance with an extraordinary impact on human civilization.
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0 有用 davekozg 2014-09-10 12:53:48
见微知著，由煤炭的历史写人类文明史和经济史，有趣的方面是自然趣事轶闻信手拈来；但难免挂一漏万，林林总总前面说了故事，到后面部分又有游记；说了煤炭最初的装饰作用，到最后还提了最新的碳捕获技术和京都议定书。总觉得什么都说了，但作为读者，没有顺滑的阅读快感，串不起来的感觉