coal miners

Story of cousins Dillon Freeman and Rachel Honaker living in Blackberry Creek, West Virginia struggling against poverty, neglect, disaster, and oppression.

A history of women in the coal mines of Great Britain.

Homar Hickam chronicles the experiences he has as a young boy growing up in the small coal-mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia.

After the death of their father, Kyle and Klint Hayes are taken in by the wealthy town matriarch, Candace Jack. As she grows to care more and more for them, the secret from her past is threatened by their presence to be revealed.

The story of the lives and emotional conflicts of two sisters. Ursula falls in love with Birkin and Gudrum has a tragic affair with Gerald, the son of the local colliery owner.

Briefly explains how coal is extracted from the ground by machines and men.

In 1915, after being asked to sing at the funeral of executed songwriter and member of the international union, Industrial Workers of the World, Joe Hill, eighteen-year-old Utah coal miner Tommy Quinlan begins to accept his past and make decisions about his future.

Photographs and text describe the various jobs that miners and drillers do; and includes personal profiles and facts about each job.