JB
James Barr
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I write history. Last book: LORDS OF THE DESERT; before that: A LINE IN THE SAND. Next book: THE ARENA.
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I wonder if it is a loose reference to the first coal fired power station generating electricity in New York, which opened in the 1880s.
In other words it is referring to the American addiction to coal. This would seem more on brand for the NYT.
JB
James Barr
@jamesbarr.bsky.social
I write history. Last book: LORDS OF THE DESERT; before that: A LINE IN THE SAND. Next book: THE ARENA.
More at/contact me via www.historythatmatters.org
Signal @jamesbarr.62
Currently reading: Serhii Plokhy / Chernobyl
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