The Red-Winged Blackbird: A novel about the bloodiest and most costly labor dispute in American history

by Bob Reed

"The whole world operates on coal, boys. Men will kill for it. That makes a miner pretty damn powerful." Powerful, yes. But in the viperous worlds of mining, union organizing and warfare, digging coal can make a miner a sitting duck, too. Alan Tanner reckons he's just another coalass trying to make a living, care for his family and have a little fun. Trouble is, death stalks him. His mine explodes and the stench of bloody carcasses lingers. The UMW...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0985059931
• ISBN13: 9780985059934
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: R. R. Bowker
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"