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Coal Mining | Coal Mining

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Nov.06.2009
Coming of age amidst the seething unrest of the Civil War era, feisty fourteen-year-old Katie McCafferty infiltrates the Molly Maguires, a secret Irish organization, to rescue a lifelong friend. Under the guise of "Dominick," a draft resister, Katie volunteers for a dangerous mission in...
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Nov.04.2009
Journey into the history of what was once called the Jewel of the Mid Valley - Olyphant, Pennsylvania, The Queen City. This journey takes the reader through the earliest days of the township and notable events of the past. Included are some famous residents and visitors who passed through over the...
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Feb.21.2008
A rich gothic tale of a young soul coming of age during the explosive boom and but years of an immigrant coal mining town in 19th-century California. In this powerful debut, M. Allen Cunningham takes us into a time and place at once gritty and magical, when the future seems filled with promise but...