Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal

Contents

Contents Foreword by Lee Smith xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Jean Ritchie The Preservationist 23 Denise Giardina Mother Jones’s Great-Granddaughter 45 Bev May Little Acts of Greatness 67 Carl Shoupe Union Made 95 Kathy Mattea A Light in the Dark 113 Judy Bonds The Endangered Hillbilly 131 Pat Hudson Called to Action 151 Jack Spadaro Appalachian Patriot 179 Nathan Hall A Leader, Not a Follower 201 Anne Shelby and Jessie Lynne Keltner Holy Ground 217 Larry Bush The Gathering Storm 245 Appendix A: Text of the Petition Letter Circulated by Coal Companies against the Stream Saver Bill 263 Appendix B: House Bill 164, the Stream Saver Bill, as Introduced in February 2008 265 Notes 267 Selected Bibliography 287 About the Authors 291 Index 293 ...