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Journal of Appalachian Health

2021

Black lung

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Review Of: Digging Our Own Graves: Coal Miners And The Struggle Over Black Lung, Michael Mccawley Oct 2021

Review Of: Digging Our Own Graves: Coal Miners And The Struggle Over Black Lung, Michael Mccawley

Journal of Appalachian Health

The Journal of Appalachian Health is committed to reviewing published media that relates to contemporary concepts affecting the health of Appalachia. Coal mining and black lung disease have long been a central topic of both political and health communities in Appalachia. The book, Digging Our Own Graves (Coal Miners and the Struggle over Black Lung Disease) by Barbara Ellen Smith, is a well-known title, now updated; its newest edition is reviewed.