Excerpt from The Story of American Coals Primarily, this work is designed for those Who Wish to be informed on the subject of Coal, With out referring to other publications, now Widely scattered, and many out of print. The simple arrangement of the chapters, begin ning With the origin of coal, and its development, together With a description of the different routes by Which it reaches the consumer, and the various uses to Which it is put, is followed by a complete index, so that the book can be used for reference. It treats only of American Coals - a subject of such importance as to reach the enormous total in value of nearly two hundred millions of dollars annually. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.