ATHENS — It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but geographer Geoff Buckley found that photographs of early 20th century Appalachia coal mining operations didn’t always tell the ...

Gerald Lucas first picked up a No. 4 coal shovel in 1972. For the next 45 years, he worked underground. We’re more than a hundred feet under Beckley, West Virginia, when the lights go out. One minute, ...

Lansford, Pa -- The Number 9 Coal Mine offers a vivid glimpse into Americas industrial past. "Were about 1,600 feet inside the side of the mountain," said a guide, describing the journey into the mine ...

Background Future economic transitions have the potential to replicate historical patterns of deindustrialisation. It is ...