Fluorspar Mining: Photos from Illinois and Kentucky, 1905-1995
By
Herbert K. Russell (Author)
Paperback
Available / dispatched within 1 - 4 weeks
Quantity
Description
This pictorial record of the men who worked in the Illinois and Kentucky fluorspar fields from the 1890s to the 1990s shows early and later methods of extracting, hoisting, processing, and transporting the mineral from mine mouth to end-user; notes its many industrial uses; and briefly illustrates its beauty and value to collectors. 93 illustrations
About the Author
Herbert K. Russell, formerly the Executive Director for College Relations at John A. Logan College, is a literary scholar and southern Illinois historian who has been a college teacher, an editor and a writer. He is the author of The State of Southern Illinois: An Illustrated History, Edgar Lee Masters: A Biography and editor of A Southern Illinois Album, Southern Illinois Coal: A Portfolio, and The Enduring River: Edgar Lee Masters' Uncollected Spoon River Poems.
More Details
- Contributor: Herbert K. Russell
- Imprint: Southern Illinois University Press
- ISBN13: 9780809336685
- Number of Pages: 120
- Packaged Dimensions: 222x216x10mm
- Packaged Weight: 310
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
- Release Date: 2018-12-30
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Herbert K. Russell, formerly the Executive Director for College Relations at John A. Logan College, is a literary scholar and southern Illinois historian who has been a college teacher, an editor and a writer. He is the author of The State of Southern Illinois: An Illustrated History, Edgar Lee Masters: A Biography and editor of A Southern Illinois Album, Southern Illinois Coal: A Portfolio, and The Enduring River: Edgar Lee Masters' Uncollected Spoon River Poems.
Delivery Options
Home Delivery
Store Delivery
Free Returns
We hope you are delighted with everything you buy from us. However, if you are not, we will refund or replace your order up to 30 days after purchase. Terms and exclusions apply; find out more from our Returns and Refunds Policy.