Shot From The Mountain Appalachian West Virginia Coal Mining 1920s 1930s SIGNED

by Claude Phillips

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First edition · Signed

"The Shot from the Mountain: An Appalachian Odyssey" by Claude S. Phillips 2004. The Priscilla Press. Hardcover with Dust Jacket, 285 Pages. SPECIAL: Author wrote "23 of 210" and SIGNED on the front flyleaf. Synopsis: Historical fiction about the West Virginia coal fields during the turbulent 1920s and 1930s, a time of bitter conflicts between mine operators and miners attempting to form a union. The protagonist is a miner who began work in the mines at age thirteen and the story follows him through two violent skirmishes (historically known as the Massacre at Matewan and the Battle of Blair Mountain). Condition: Pages are crisp and clean. Dust jacket have very small indentation on front near gutter (doesn't show in photos) otherwise very light wear. ** FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING WITHIN U.S. ** lwpdR

• Publisher: The Priscilla Press
• Year: 2004
• ISBN: 9781886167230
• Condition: Fine

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