pickThis was full of grit, woe, and exploitation as the book depicts the rigged politics that keep corporations in power at the moment expense of the low working class, in this case, immigrants who came to the US for the American dream just find themselves covered in dirt and coal dust like much of their dreams.
It's crazy how although this book was originally written in 1917, a lot of it still pertains today.
#popsugarreadingchallenge
pickFINALLY finished this one after reading it for 3.5 months. It was so good and well researched, just heavy and emotionally difficult to read in some places. It is well worth any reader's time.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I was honored to be able to read this. Hamby gives such value and justice to these devastating accounts of hard working miners who were affected by Black Lung Disease.
#nonfiction #readKY #finished #pulitzerprize #coal #mustread
"'Coal operators always cared more for the miles than the men. A man they just paid for the work he did; a mule they had to buy.'"
#coal #nonfiction #catsoflitsy #readKY #sunday #quotes #sip #coffee #betterthantherapybookclubpick #march
