Miner Jack and His Unforgettable People in the Coal Fields

In 1948, Jack Katlic entered a coal mine for the first time, as part of a surveying team. He has been intimately involved in the coal mining industry ever since, retiring as senior vice president, American Electric Power, Fuel Supply.

This book tells the stories of the many ''unforgettables'' he has encountered in the industry, from face workers to board chairpersons, across six decades and six major coal and industry organizations.

Miner Jack and His Unforgettable People in the Coal Fields also describes the main mining equipment developed and used in each time frame, information little known to the general public.

Coal mining, the author explains, is an advanced, sophisticated industry, in contrast to general belief. It is the people whose stories are told here who have made it so.