Stories From The Stacks

In this interview, Jonathan Free discusses his research on the coal industry and the shifting of risk from the miner's bodies on to the surrounding ecosystems and communities and his use of materials from the collections in the Hagley Library. Free is a Phd candidate at Duke University and the Miller Center and Hagley Library Dissertation Fellow in business and politics. Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.