An over forty year resident of Southwest Virginia coalfields, Peake worked with people trying to pass laws to improve surface mining practices. He received threatening telephone calls in the early ...visualizza altroAn over forty year resident of Southwest Virginia coalfields, Peake worked with people trying to pass laws to improve surface mining practices. He received threatening telephone calls in the early morning hours as he strove to protect the beauty of Appalachia even as local people enjoyed the new wealth accruing from mining controlled by them instead of outside interests.visualizza meno