Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Coal mining

The Original Redneck: An Explanation

The Battle of Blair Mountain. Over 500 “rednecks” were charged with treason, murder, & conspiracy to commit murder.

The bucket was made of tin. In the bottom was tea for lunch. In the upper section was a compartment for a couple of sandwiches or some fruit.

Boomtowns & mining regions around the world have been important to Jews in the diaspora, so the book sheds light on that Jewish experience.

Gretchen Laskas’ grandfather stopped mining in the 1950’s, but that didn’t keep black lung from killing him years later.

Merle Travis’ song achieved much of its fame when it was performed by Johnny Cash in his Folsom Prison concert on January 13, 1968.

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