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Work and Faith in the Kentucky Coal Fields: Subject to Dust (Religion in North America)

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In this book, Richard Callahan seeks to tell the stories of faith and life of the people who lived in eastern Kentucky during the incursion of the coal industry into that area. This "people's history" of religion in Appalachia is a fascinating read and highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of Appalachia or general American religious history.
Callahan faithfully tells the stories of people whose lives have been "swept under the rug" by capitalistic expansion. With the current economic crisis, there is a lot of rhetoric about preserving the "American way of life." This book tells the stories of a way of life that was sacrificed on the altar of capitalism to create and sustain an "American dream."

There is a much longer review that I wrote on this book that was published by the Englewood Review of Books. Rather than post a customer review that is far too long, I will give the url for those interested. The review in it's entirety is posted here: [...]