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by Michael Davis

  • ISBN: 1583882820
  • Category: Engineering
  • Author: Michael Davis
  • Subcategory: Engineering
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Enthusiast Books (May 1, 2011)
  • Pages: 128 pages
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  • Rating: 4.9
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Michael Davis grew up hearing mining stories from his dad, two grandfathers, a great-grandfather, and an aunt - with their combined 200 years of mining experience.

Michael Davis grew up hearing mining stories from his dad, two grandfathers, a great-grandfather, and an aunt - with their combined 200 years of mining experience. The area is home to legends like The Everly Brothers, Mose Rager, Merle Travis, and John Prine?s popular folk song "Paradise," but if you?re like most people in Western Kentucky and the surrounding counties, the fame goes to families like the Davis?s and others with a rich heritage of mining in their blood.

Start by marking Coal Mining Equipment at Work: Featuring . Production statistics are detailed for each piece of equipment, laced with historical facts and stories about the mines and mining companies that operated them.

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Western Kentucky represented, in the time period covered by this book from the 1950s-80s, the bulk of coal mining in North America. Attributed to in John Prine's famous song "Paradise," Muhlenberg County is home to Kentucky's first commercial coal mine named the McLean Drift Bank. At one point, Muhlenberg County produced more coal than any county, state, or country as the largest producer of coal in the world. The massive mining machines documented herein show how this was possible through vintage and colorful photography.

Featuring the World Famous Mines and Mining Companies of Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky represented, in the time period covered by this book from the 1950s-80s, the bulk of coal mining in North America. Author: Michael Davis. Attributed to in John Prine’s famous song Paradise, Muhlenberg County is home to Kentucky's first commercial coal mine named the McLean Drift Bank.

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The history of coal mining in the United States goes back to the 1300s, when the Hopi Indians used coal. The first commercial use came in 1701, within the Manakin-Sabot area of Richmond, Virginia.

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Western Kentucky represented, in the time period covered by this book from the 1950s-80s, the bulk of coal mining in North America. Attributed to in John Prine’s famous song “Paradise,” Muhlenberg County is home to Kentucky's first commercial coal mine named the McLean Drift Bank. At one point, Muhlenberg County produced more coal than any county, state, or country as the largest producer of coal in the world. The massive mining machines documented herein show how this was possible through vintage and colorful photography. Production statistics are detailed for each piece of equipment, laced with historical facts and stories about the mines and mining companies that operated them. Includes a rare look at some of the old draglines that have been re-started and are digging in Western Kentucky once again thanks to new technology.


Reviews about Coal Mining Equipment at Work: Featuring the World Famous Mines and Mining Companies of Western Kentucky (6):
Tall
Just what I expected. Very nice and has a lot of pictures and history of the area where I was born.
Pryl
Only drawback is it features only the regions Surface mines so the underground mines are not even mentioned with there assortment of Machines. Since most of the "strip mines" are closed most pictures are of idled equipment or historic views, particularly of the Drag lines and large scoops.
Coiril
Book was in excellent condition.
Celore
It was a good pictorial would have liked to have seen more of the men that made the machine go
Kazigrel
Good book, worked in the mining fields, understood a lot of the pictures
Froststalker
Perfect addition to our library

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