Missing Mountains

Bob Sloan talked about a Mountaintop Removal Tour in which he participated and the resulting book to which he contributed, Missing Mountainsread more

Bob Sloan talked about a Mountaintop Removal Tour in which he participated and the resulting book to which he contributed, Missing Mountains: We Eent to the Mountaintop but It Wasn’t There (Wind Publications; October 20, 2005). He talked about the problems associated with removing the tops of mountains in order to mine coal.

Bob Sloan is the author of Bearskin to Holly Fork: Stories from Appalachia, published by Wind Publications. The book focuses on the history and culture of Appalachia.

This interview was recorded by the BookTV Bus crew at the Beaumont Branch of the Lexington Public Library in Lexington, Kentucky. The date is not verified. close

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Missing Mountains

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Program ID:
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Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
First Aired:
Feb 14, 2009 | 3:08pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Mar 21, 2009 | 1:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Feb 14, 2009 | 3:08pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 21, 2009 | 1:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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