Anthracite Trust [Paperback]

Aileen Sallom Freeman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 329 pages
• Publisher: FOSI; 1st edition (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964419904
• ISBN-13: 978-0964419902
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,615,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Financial Base of the Nation, July 15, 2001

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Eric McKeever (Lutherville, MD USA) - See all my reviews

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The mining of anthracite (hard) coal was the foundation and framework of the industrial base of this nation. It would come as no surprise to find it was the financial, banking, and business base as well. Author Freeman does a masterful job of showing how this process developed from the founding of the colonies up to the present day. There is much of value here for the scholar and researcher of coal region, or business history. The book is easy to read, the story moves right along. While a reference work, there is nothing dry and dusty about this one. Many large corporate names grew from coal money. Freeman documents the origin and development of some of the best known of these. A fascinating read, highly recommended. Eric McKeever