Black Days, Black Dust

Black Days, Black Dust
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Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 1572331763
ISBN-13 : 9781572331761
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Book Synopsis Black Days, Black Dust by : Robert Armstead

Download or read book Black Days, Black Dust written by Robert Armstead and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armistead retired from the coal mines in 1987, and died in 1998. Here he recounts his experiences and those of his father, who was also a coal miner, so that this engaging memoir also stands as a rich historical document portraying the evolution of the industry. Armistead told his story to S.L. Gardner, a former teacher and librarian who has written about coal camps for the Times West Virginian. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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