Boom, bust, boom : a story about copper, the metal that runs the world
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New York : Scribner, 2012.
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First Scribner hardcover edition.
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 274 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260) and index.
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"Starting in his own backyard in the old mining town of Bisbee, Arizona -- where he discovers that the dirt in his garden contains double the acceptable level of arsenic -- Bill Carter follows the story of copper to the controversial Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia; to the 'ring' at the London Metal Exchange, where a select group of traders buy and sell enormous amounts of the metal; and to an Alaskan salmon run threated by mining. Boom, Bust, Boom is a highly readable account -- part social history, part mining-town exploration, and part environmental investigation. Carter blends the personal and the international in a narrative that helps us understand the paradoxical relationship we have with a substance whose necessity to civilization costs the environment and the people who mine it dearly." -- Rear jacket flap.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Carter, B. (2012). Boom, bust, boom: a story about copper, the metal that runs the world (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carter, Bill, 1966-. 2012. Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story About Copper, the Metal That Runs the World. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carter, Bill, 1966-. Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story About Copper, the Metal That Runs the World Scribner, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Carter, Bill. Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story About Copper, the Metal That Runs the World First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2012.
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