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40 Patchtown

40 Patchtown

Paperback

Series: Appalachian Writing

Historical Fiction

ISBN10: 1947504193
ISBN13: 9781947504196
Publisher: Bottom Dog Press
Published: Jan 22 2020
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Pennsylvania coal miners' strike of 1922 was both prolonged and brutal, especially in the coal patch towns surrounding Windber. Inspired by the violence and heroism of the strike, Damian Dressick spent months researching the rhythms of early coal town life. Immersing himself in coal heritage materials and interviewing retired miners and their wives, he brings us the story of Chet Pistakowski, a teen miner forced to provide for his family during one of the most brutal labor struggles in American history.

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