The Story of a Piece of Coal: What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes

"The Story of a Piece of Coal: What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes" by Edward A. Martin is a late 1800s science book telling the life story of coal. It starts by pointing out how little people know about this common material and promising to explain it better. The book follows coal's journey all the way from the old forests that made it, through the changes it went through deep underground, to how it's used today, even talking about the pollution it causes. It aims to show how important coal is and to help people understand its long and complex history, from plants to an essential resource.