Brief History of Coal Mining and Land Reclamation in Illinois Up to the Present Time; Coal, Some Historical Facts, Its Formation and Production; History and Development of Strip Mining in Illinois; Information on Early Coal Mining in Illinois Gathered and Compiled from Various Sources; Patch/Work Voices- The Culture and Lore of a Mining People (1977); State of Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals; The Coal Industry in America; The Number One Killer in Bituminous Coal Mines in the United States