Call Me Kate: Meeting the Molly Maguires
by Molly Roe
Price: $4.99 USD. 46180 words.
Published by Tribute Books on May 27, 2009. .
Irish immigrant coal miners deal with the Civil War draft as seen through the eyes of a young girl.
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Books tagged: coal
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When Coal Was Queen: The History of the Queen City - Olyphant, Pennsylvania
by Jay Luke
Price: $4.99 USD. 19450 words. Published by Tribute Books on July 28, 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 years, and of course the storied Anthracite Empire that built the town.
Price: $4.99 USD. 19450 words. Published by Tribute Books on July 28, 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 years, and of course the storied Anthracite Empire that built the town.
2020 Vision: Imagining An Enlightened and Sustainable Future
by Derek Joe Tennant
You set the price! 53900 words. Published on October 21, 2009. .
We face many difficult challenges today. Dwindling resources, climate change, pollution, overpopulation, and a growing feeling of disconnection from God or religion all must be solved if we are to retain society and culture as we know it. I examine economics, environment, politics and religion and identify at least 2 paradigm shifts within each topic that will enable us to thrive and develop.
You set the price! 53900 words. Published on October 21, 2009. .
We face many difficult challenges today. Dwindling resources, climate change, pollution, overpopulation, and a growing feeling of disconnection from God or religion all must be solved if we are to retain society and culture as we know it. I examine economics, environment, politics and religion and identify at least 2 paradigm shifts within each topic that will enable us to thrive and develop.
True Earth: The Short History of Our Planet Part 1
by Bruce Hendler
Price: $5.99 USD. 133080 words. Published on January 19, 2010. .
A Tour Guide with a Bad Attitude made somewhat bearable by a sense of humor - the Author leads you on a journey through our Home in The Universe. Somehow he wanders off into all kinds of diversions: UFOs and Fairies; Dragons, Monsters and Vampires; various plots and conspiracies; some history you never knew. Earth Science made Fun for anyone curious about the real story of our planet.
Price: $5.99 USD. 133080 words. Published on January 19, 2010. .
A Tour Guide with a Bad Attitude made somewhat bearable by a sense of humor - the Author leads you on a journey through our Home in The Universe. Somehow he wanders off into all kinds of diversions: UFOs and Fairies; Dragons, Monsters and Vampires; various plots and conspiracies; some history you never knew. Earth Science made Fun for anyone curious about the real story of our planet.
When The Eagle Screams
by Stephen Bowman
Price: Free! 89200 words. Published on March 19, 2010. .
America's Vulnerability to Terrorism When The Eagle Screams was written prior to the first World Trade Center bombing. It is recognized as perhaps the first writing by an American author to warn that attacks on American soil were imminent. It predicted the events, the political response and almost every event to present day.
Price: Free! 89200 words. Published on March 19, 2010. .
America's Vulnerability to Terrorism When The Eagle Screams was written prior to the first World Trade Center bombing. It is recognized as perhaps the first writing by an American author to warn that attacks on American soil were imminent. It predicted the events, the political response and almost every event to present day.
The Real Widow Maker
by K. D. Taylor
Price: $4.99 USD. 79260 words. Published on June 30, 2010. .
The Real Widow Maker is a composition of short stories highlighting some of America’s worst mining tragedies, including disasters at Sago, Crandall Canyon, and Upper Big Branch. The book tells of the coalminer’s struggle to achieve safer mines, and recounts how a band of Rednecks started the largest labor uprising in U.S history. It's a saga filled with tragedy, but filled with heroics too.
Price: $4.99 USD. 79260 words. Published on June 30, 2010. .
The Real Widow Maker is a composition of short stories highlighting some of America’s worst mining tragedies, including disasters at Sago, Crandall Canyon, and Upper Big Branch. The book tells of the coalminer’s struggle to achieve safer mines, and recounts how a band of Rednecks started the largest labor uprising in U.S history. It's a saga filled with tragedy, but filled with heroics too.
How the Steam Railways came to Surrey
by Rupert Matthews
Price: $6.90 USD. 22970 words. Published by Bretwalda Books on August 29, 2010. .
A fascinating account of how the railways came to Surrey and the impact they had on the people who lived in the county The book the great days of the steam railways in the county. It shows how and why the lines were built, giving an account of the people who laid the lines and built the stations.
Price: $6.90 USD. 22970 words. Published by Bretwalda Books on August 29, 2010. .
A fascinating account of how the railways came to Surrey and the impact they had on the people who lived in the county The book the great days of the steam railways in the county. It shows how and why the lines were built, giving an account of the people who laid the lines and built the stations.
Mine, Mine, Mine....
by Lonnie Shaw
Price: $7.99 USD. 940 words. Published on October 1, 2010. .
The story of coal mining in America in all its detail, including first-hand accounts of the Sago and Upper Big Branch mine explosions in West Virginia, as told through the eyes of miners, some of whom lived through the blasts. The book will involve interview materials from coal producing companies, including mgmt from Massey Energy, Peabody, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Price: $7.99 USD. 940 words. Published on October 1, 2010. .
The story of coal mining in America in all its detail, including first-hand accounts of the Sago and Upper Big Branch mine explosions in West Virginia, as told through the eyes of miners, some of whom lived through the blasts. The book will involve interview materials from coal producing companies, including mgmt from Massey Energy, Peabody, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
371 Days That Scarred Our Planet
by Russ Miller
Price: $4.99 USD. 42780 words. Published by UCS PRESS on November 17, 2010. .
This is probably the easiest to read and understand book available that describes what happened to Planet Earth during and after the 371 days that Noah and seven others remained secure inside the ark. They left behind a one-continent world and landed in a newly-shattered world, the one great land mass having been ripped apart into the continents we know today. Stones and bones tell the story.
Price: $4.99 USD. 42780 words. Published by UCS PRESS on November 17, 2010. .
This is probably the easiest to read and understand book available that describes what happened to Planet Earth during and after the 371 days that Noah and seven others remained secure inside the ark. They left behind a one-continent world and landed in a newly-shattered world, the one great land mass having been ripped apart into the continents we know today. Stones and bones tell the story.
Lump, A Christmas Tale
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 7470 words. Published on December 14, 2010. .
Meet a kid so bad, he gets a lump of coal every Christmas...and likes it! Neighborhood bully Buzz Scanlan takes pride in his annual lump, but when the coal stops coming, the ten-year-old holy terror confronts the victims of his mischief, digging for dirt on the one nice thing he must have done. The shocking secret behind his lumps of coal might just change his life forever.
Price: $0.99 USD. 7470 words. Published on December 14, 2010. .
Meet a kid so bad, he gets a lump of coal every Christmas...and likes it! Neighborhood bully Buzz Scanlan takes pride in his annual lump, but when the coal stops coming, the ten-year-old holy terror confronts the victims of his mischief, digging for dirt on the one nice thing he must have done. The shocking secret behind his lumps of coal might just change his life forever.