Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness: Radical Strip Mining and the Devastation of Appalachia
A new form of strip mining has caused a state of emergency for the Appalachian wilderness and the communities that depend on it-a crisis compounded by issues of government neglect, corporate hubris, and class conflict. In this powerful call to arms, Erik Reece chronicles the year he spent witnessing the systematic decimation of a single mountain and offers a landmark defense of a national treasure threatened with extinction.
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A new form of strip mining has caused a state of emergency for the Appalachian wilderness and the communities that depend on it-a crisis compounded by issues of government neglect, corporate hubris, and class conflict. In this powerful call to arms, Erik Reece chronicles the year he spent witnessing the systematic decimation of a single mountain and offers a landmark defense of a national treasure threatened with extinction.
Foreword Wendell Berry xvPart 1Introduction 3The New Canary 6September 2003-Lost Mountain 41Coal: An Autobiography 15October 2003-Lost Mountain 21Which Side are You On? (Part 1) 27November 2003-Lost Mountain 33The Power to Move Mountains 37December 2003-Lost Mountain 41"Was It All By Design?" 44January 2004-Lost Mountain 53Which Side Are You On? (Part 2) 60February 2004-Lost Mountain 71On Bad Creek 77March 2004-Lost Mountain 87What is a Flying Squirrel Worth? 92April 2004-Lost Mountain 103Acts of God 112May 2004-Lost Mountain 121Whitewash in Martin County 127June 2004-Lost Mountain 145The Ecovillage 156July 2004-Lost Mountain 163Which Side Are You On? (Part 3) 174August 2004-Lost Mountain 183RFK in Eky 188September 2004-Lost Mountain 207Part 2Before theLaw 217Conclusion 225Acknowledgments 245Notes 249Recommended Reading 261
