40 Patchtown - Paperback
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40 Patchtown - Paperback
$25.92
by Damian Dressick (Author)
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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A gut-wrenching tale of a coal-mining community's bitter-most failings and one Polish family's glorious rising. 40 Patchtown is evocative, haunting, told with page-turning momentum, and reveals an insider's understanding of the societal complexities that keep miners returning to the earth's dark underbelly. Damian Dressick, a talented and thoughtful writer, is the freshest voice to come out of Appalachia since Wiley Cash arrived on the literary scene. - Karen Spears Zacharias, author of Mother of Rain
Number of Pages: 190
Dimensions: 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 24, 2020
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