West Virginia doesn't always get its due, where history is concerned. The State and her people have been called many discouraging things. The motto of "Mountaineers Are Always Free" wasn't always true. The story of Blair Mountain tells of a time when the coal conglomerates owned the miner. The unions fought for the rights of the miners and the rights of man. The Federal Government and the State of WV bombed the miners when they marched and for me to try and do this story justice through a review is thinking large. If you are a West Virginian, a history buff or someone interested in what those before you fought for so that we may have what we have today, you should read this book.
My husband and I listened to the audio edition of this book and I think it made the story all the more interesting. ( )