BBC
Bbc: Bitesize History: The Industrial Revolution: Causes
An overview of historians' views of the causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and of the inventions, inventors, and industries that propelled it.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States. Coal is also a nonrenewable energy source because it takes...
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Railroad Commission: Kids World: History of Coal Use
This one-page summary provides many facts about the history and origin of coal in providing humans with heat and energy.
Other
Black Hills Bentonite: Wyoming Lignite
A description of lignite coal as well as an explanation of some of its uses.
Other
New Mexico Solar Energy Association: Impacts of Coal Mining
The impact of surface or strip coal mining in the United States, and the government response to it, are examined in this article.
Other
Kentucky Coal Association: Kentucky Coal Heritage
A brief history of coal in the state of Kentucky including explanations of scrip tokens and scatter tags.
Other
Hatfield Mc Coy Feud
The famous Hatfield and McCoy feud is presented, as told from the perspective of Roseanna McCoy. Their story is the "Romeo and Juliet" of Appalachia.
Other
Hatfield Mc Coy Feud
The famous Hatfield and McCoy feud -- told from the perspective of Roseanna McCoy. Their story is the "Romeo and Juliet" of Appalachia. Great piece of Americana.
Other
West Virginia Office of Mhs & T: West Virginia Coal Mining Facts
The history and economy of the mining industry in West Virginia are presented.
Curated OER
The Sago Mine Disaster
NPR has documented the Sago Mine Disaster and has also provided glimpses into the lives of mine workers and the coal culture of the Appalachians.
Curated OER
Buildings Equipped With Smokestacks, Springhill Mine, Nova Scotia, 1897
This National Library of Canada website has photos and a reprinted newspaper account of the Springhill Mining Disasters of 1891, 1956, and 1958. The theme of the website is Canadian Disasters, and this story is classified as an Earth...