The scapegoat
by Mary Lee Settle
In a novel about casual and heedless acts that often lead to unthinkable results, Mary Lee Settle traces the fall of a West Virginia town that was first made rich by coal, then corrupted and destroyed by it. Set in 1912, the story propels readers with astonishing immediacy to a fateful day in a coal miners' strike in which relatives of the Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, confront one another on opposing sides of the dispute. Emotions escalate to a frenzy of violence as Mother Jones, leader of the striking miners, calls for action in a community devastated by Southern resignation and by guilt associated with selling out to Eastern investors.
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The scapegoat
1996, University of South Carolina Press
in English
- University of South Carolina Press ed.
1570031177 9781570031175
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"Book IV of the Beulah quintet"--Cover.
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Random House, 1980.
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