Coal
River
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In
this vibrant historical novel, the acclaimed author of The Plum Tree and What
She Left Behind explores one young woman's determination to put an end to child
labor in a Pennsylvania mining town . . .
As a child, Emma Malloy left
isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and
penniless at nineteen, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and
travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her
relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their
impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools,
while those who owe money are turned away to starve.
Most heartrending of all are
the breaker boys Emma sees around the village--young children who toil all day
sorting coal amid treacherous machinery. Their soot-stained faces remind Emma
of the little brother she lost long ago, and she begins leaving stolen food on
families' doorsteps, and marking the miners' bills as paid.
Though Emma's actions draw ire
from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a
charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. And as the lines
blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to
follow her conscience.
"Wiseman
offers heartbreaking and historically accurate depictions . . . a powerful
story."
--Publishers
Weekly
"Heartrending
and strongly drawn."
--Booklist
Includes
an excerpt from Ellen Marie Wiseman's newest novel, The Orphan Collector
Product
details
File Size :
507 KB
Print Length : 304 pages
Publisher :
Kensington Books (November 24, 2015)
Publication Date : November 24,
2015
Sold by : Amazon.com Services
LLC
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 1617734489
ISBN-13 : 978-1617734489
ASIN : B00VQFKHEC
