Download or read book Changing Mines in America written by Peter Goin and published by Center for Amer Places Incorporated. This book was released on 2004 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Americans today view mines as little more than ugly scars on the landscape, places with no connection to an American way of life. This creative new work will force many to rethink that impression: after an introduction to the history of mining in America, the authors present eight visual and historical essays about diverse sites across the nation, each of which reveals mines not simply as physical degradations but as evolving cultural artifacts of the American landscape.