Description: Drawing on economic, technological, labor, and environmental history, Kenneth Warren explains the birth, phenomenal growth, decline and death of the Connellsville coke industry--the region that made Pittsburgh steel world famous.
Review Quotes: . . . a superb monograph delivering precisely what the title promises--a detailed study of what he rightly calls 'one of the nation's greatest and most distinctive mineral-based economies'. . . . a pleasure and an education to read.-- "Business History"