Books by Jeff Biggers

Set in the ruins of the author's family's strip-mined homestead in the Shawnee National Forest, this book focuses on the largely overlooked human and environmental costs of coal mining in the southern Illinois region and in the nation, beginning with the policies of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson and continuing up to the present-day debates over clean energy.

Arizona has gone wild-over immigration, guns, healthcare, the Tea Party, and vigilantism. Award-winning author and Arizona local Jeff Biggers reports on what's troubling our 48th state, and how a radicalized Arizona has become a national bellwether.

A history of legendary Copper Canyon treasure seekers and enigmatic natives. This book offers a look into the ways of the resilient indigenous culture in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and the parade of argonauts and accidental travelers who have journeyed into the Sierra Madre over centuries.