Tales of the Mine Country is a collection of memories from the author's childhood in the Pennsylvania coal region of Shamokin during the 1930's. Some tales are true, some only partly so, but they all are authentic oral history.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books and Home & Garden items. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
In his tales he conveys feeling for the lives and times of the folks who survived by mining the "black diamonds" that fueled our industrial revolution. The book makes a handy companion, especially on a rainy day while visiting the sights of Carbon and Schuylkill counties. -- The Valley Gazette, December, 1996
Tales of the Mine Country brings back the forgotten and overlooked issues of a dramatic American industry. McKeever's rich memories glow like a hearth-fire, warm with the spirit of Pennsylvania and its people who went below -- The Book Reader, Fall 1995
Tales of the Mine Country brings back the forgotten and overlooked issues of a dramatic American industry. McKeever's rich memories glow like a hearth-fire, warm with the spirit of Pennsylvania and its people who went below -- The Book Reader, Fall 1995
From the Back Cover
"Tales of the Mine Country" by Eric McKeever "The hard, dark heart of coal burns hot and lively in McKeever's words." United Mine Workers Journal, Tom Johnson "McKeever knows how to tell a story." The Irish Echo, Patrick Campbell "A delightful little paperback filled with stories of the people who lived in the coal region in the early 1900's." Evening Herald of Shenandoah, Christine Goldbeck
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Helped me to better understand my mother's family stories,
By
This review is from: Tales of the Mine Country (Paperback)
My grandfather was a miner in Shamokin, and lived the hard lives described in this book. This book describes the hardships of the miners occupation, but also brings the neighborhoods of that time "alive". Particularly interesting was the description of the children and their place in the town and their early introduction to the mines. By reading this book, I was better able to understand my mother's family stories about my grandfather, and explain this bit of American history to my daughter when we visited Shamokin, PA.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Memories of a region...,
By John (Hatfield, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tales of the Mine Country (Paperback)
Delightful stories written in a down-to-earth manner. Light and humorous without being technical. Having been raised in Shamokin from 1970 to 1980 and still visiting family and friends to this day, I only saw/see the remains of a town that was built with coal mining as its staple. Awaking in the morning to a view of the huge culm banks from my bedroom window one could only envision as a young boy how they would have gotten there. McKeever's book tells us how with stories of the hard work that went into the mining industry, complete with the dangers to the health and well-being of those involved. Supports my memories of several of my grandfather's friends over for breakfast on a Sunday morning with the terrible, raspy coughs that they developed while working in the mines beginning as young boys. Coughs that lasted for minutes sometimes while they tried to refill their lungs with air. All of these men are now passed on but this book provided me with many a memory of their stories of an area I was too young to have seen in its hey-day. A hard-working, hard-drinking region for many knew life could be short due to the dangers the mines afforded their health and well-being daily. In many ways, McKeever's stories combined with many I heard growing up make me glad that I was born several generations after mining was at its peak. For sure, it would not have been the chosen occupation for me!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book! Hated finishing it. May have to read it again.,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Tales of the Mine Country (Paperback)
Delightful little book. Learned much about early coal mining years in Pennsylvania but felt like I was there experiencing it effortlessly. Mr McKeever is a subtle and fun author. Wish he wrote more.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
