In the Kingdom of Coal: An American Family and the Rock That Changed the World

I am a bit of a nut about history and energy. So I had high expectations about this book...and, frankly, they were met and exceeded. There is no real political slant to this - just history. Like it or not, coal has been one of the major factors in our technological and lifestyle progress. The history of the rock in Pennsylvania (hard and soft coat) as well as some of the big finds in VA. are detailed here. I read a lot of boring history books to gleam information. This was not one of those boring books. Exciting and informative was how I would describe it.