Storming Heaven
In 1921, an army of 10,000 coal miners took up arms and threatened to overthrow the governments of two counties in West Virginia. They were met by U.S. Army gas and bombs. Here is the story of how it happened--and where it all went wrong.
In 1921, an army of 10,000 coal miners took up arms and threatened to overthrow the governments of two counties in West Virginia. They were met by U.S. Army gas and bombs. Here is the story of how it happened--and where it all went wrong.
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780804102971 (080410297X)
ASIN: 9780804102971
Publish date: 28-05-1988
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Academic,
Literature,
Read For School,
American,
Historical Fiction,
20th Century,
Southern,
United States,
Labor,
Fiction,
Historical
4 starsI enjoyed this book very, very much. It is a love story and it is a book of historical fiction that closely follows the growth of the union s at the coal mines in southwestern West Virginia. The events culminate in 1920 with the Battle of Blair Mountain when the United States Army fought 10,0...
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