After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales by Tom Hansell

Because Wales no longer has coal mines, it provides an important precedent for Americans to study as we move into an era of independence from polluting fossil fuels. This book is half of an ambitious project that also includes a film produced by the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University which has sponsored exchanges of coalfield people, including activists, between the two countries for four decades. The book is really an attractive multi-media presentation including charts, maps, graphics and photographs as well as interviews, reproduced articles,commentary and historical background. "Visually appealing . . . . Hansell promises no easy answers, but his optimistic work showcases multiple community-building efforts." Publishers Weekly. “After Coal is a deeply moving account of a long-term exchange between miners in the coalfields of central Appalachia and south Wales where, between 1980 and 2000, both regions lost thousands of mining jobs. Tom Hansell captures t