Mine Wars

New Book Examines Appalachian Author’s Work

Denise Giardina is a highly regarded Appalachian author whose works include “Storming Heaven” and “The Unquiet Earth.” Both of those books are set in West…

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June 10, 1913: Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Hearings Begin

On June 10, 1913, a U.S. Senate subcommittee opened hearings on the bloody Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike in Kanawha County. This marked the first time a…

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‘Blood Creek’ Tells Mine Wars Story From Woman’s Perspective

In her new novel, "Blood Creek", author Kimberly Collins writes about the strikes that gripped the southern West Virginia coalfields in the early 20th…

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