Sundown Town - Softcover

Corley, Kevin; King, Douglas E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692131264 ISBN 13: 9780692131268

Publisher: Kevin Corley, 2018

Synopsis

Who we are is not always who we must be to survive. In 1898, Big Henry Stevens leads hundreds of African-American coal miners and their families from Alabama to Illinois. When they arrive, the miners learn the mine owners lied to them. Instead of good pay for honest work, they were strikebreakers crossing picket lines. With no money and nowhere to go, they were stuck. Meanwhile, the fledgling United Mine Workers of America was prepared to do whatever was necessary to stop the unsuspecting miners—including murder. Sundown Town is based on the true story of the resultant war between these two groups who simply wanted what they felt best for their families and friends.

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Review:

A page-turning read. From the African Americans who were duped into coming to Illinois with promises of bettering their lives, to the hardships of their women and children, Sundown Town presents the violence as well as the hope resulting from this horrific coal mine war.
Millie Meyerholz, Pana News-Palladium

This pulse-racing plunge into Pana's brutal coal mine wars spills more blood than a vampire movie.
Carol Alexander, Taylorville Breeze-Courier

About this edition

• Publisher: Kevin Corley
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0692131264
• ISBN 13: 9780692131268
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376