Big Mine Run

by Harry M. Bobonich

Book Overview

The book is mainly oral history. It's a collection of stories describing what it was like growing up in Big Mine Run, a Coal Region patch in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The author includes stories that range from picking huckleberries for a few pennies to making moonshine in the cellar. He writes about dumb things he did as a kid like getting his tongue stuck on a bridge to challenging a freight train. It's also about stealing coal and working...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420865366
• ISBN13: 9781420865363
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"