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It presents perspectives on the coal industry’s history, its impacts on communities, and the myths shaping public understanding. The selections span environmental and ethical essays, human-focused coal histories, and poetry rooted in labor struggles, capturing how conflict, imagination, and local knowledge inform visions of change and hope.","King Coal  \nDELVE DEEPER READING LIST  \nWWW. PBS.ORG/ POV | \\# KingCoal PBS | FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL @ POVdocs  \nThis list of fiction and nonfiction books, compiled by Sarah Burris,( MLIS) Community Relations and Marketing Coordinator of the Bay County Public Library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary King Coal.  \nA lyrical tapestry of a place and people, King Coal meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created. The film reshapes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking and transcends time and place, untangling the pain from the beauty, and illuminating the innately human capacity for imagination and change.  \nContributors  \n\n| | Sarah Burris / Bay County Public Library Sarah Burris received her Master of Library and Information Science degree from Kent State University. She has worked at the Bay County Public Library since 2014. Prior to working in Marketing and Community Relations, she was anon-fiction selector and an adult reference librarian. Sarah was introduced to PBS POV through her Book and Film program at the library. She enjoys how documentary film can explore societal themes and varied global experiences. Sarah facilitated the PBS POV venue for the Redfish Film Festival in 2024.\u003Cbr>Filmmakers / King Coal\u003Cbr>Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Shane Boris, Diane Becker and Peggy Drexler created an official reading list featuring books read while researching and filming King Coal.\u003Cbr>King Coal Reading List created by Filmmaker |\n| --- | --- |\n\nDelve Deeper: King Coal  \nADULT NON-FICTION  \nBerry, Wendell. The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry. Counterpoint, 2018.  \nThe writings gathered in The World-Ending Fire are the unique product of a life spent farming the fields of rural Kentucky with mules and horses, and of the rich, intimate knowledge of the land cultivated by this work. These are essays written in defiance of the false call to progress and in defense of local landscapes, essays that celebrate our cultural heritage, our history, and our home. With grace and conviction, Wendell Berry shows that we simply cannot afford to succumb to the mass-produced madness that drives our global economy―the natural world will not survive it. Yet he also shares with us a vision of consolation and of hope. We may be locked in an uneven struggle, but we can and must begin to treat our land, our neighbors, and ourselves with respect and care. As Berry urges, we must abandon arrogance and stand in awe.  \nFreese, Barbara. Coal: A Human History. Penguin Books, 2004. Reprint Basic Books, 2016.  \nThe fascinating history of a simple black rock that has shaped our world--and now threatens it. In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as \"the best stone in Britain\" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coal's world-changing power has come at a tremendous price, including centuries of blackening our skies and lungs--and now the dangerous warming of our global climate. Ranging from the \"great stinking fogs\" of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic streets of Beijing, Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance with an extraordinary impact on human civilization.  \nGilliam, Diane. Kettle Bottom. Perugia Press, 2004.  \nThis award-winning, unforgettable collection is written in the voices of people living and working in the coal camps during the West Virginia mine wars of 1920-1921, featuring poems that illustrate how a community responded to a time of danger. 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