Mass destruction the men and giant mines that wired America and scarred the planet

LeCain, Timothy J. 1960- (Author).

Summary: From the Publisher: Mass Destruction is the compelling story of Daniel Jackling and the development of open-pit hard rock mining, its role in the wiring of an electrified America, and its devastating environmental effects. This new method of mining, complimenting the mass production and mass consumption that came to define the "American way of life"in the early twentieth century, promised infinite supplies of copper and other natural resources. LeCain deftly analyzes how open-pit mining continues to adversely effect the environment and how, as the world begins to rival American resource consumption, no viable alternatives have emerged.

Record details

ISBN: 0813545293
ISBN: 9780813545295
ISBN: 0813548551
ISBN: 9780813548555
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 273 pages) : illustrations, map
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electronic resource
Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1: In the lands of mass destruction -- 2: Between the heavens and the earth -- 3: Stack -- 4: Pit -- 5: Dead zones -- Epilogue: From New Delhi to the New West -- Notes -- Index.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.