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 Scapegoat propels the readers with astonishing immediacy to a fateful day in a coal miners' strike when distant relatives of Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, face off in a dispute that escalates in the slaughter of an innocent man. 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.
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 Scapegoat propels the readers with astonishing immediacy to a fateful day in a coal miners' strike when distant relatives of Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, face off in a dispute that escalates in the slaughter of an innocent man. 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.
The Scapegoat: Book IV of The Beulah Quintet
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The Scapegoat: Book IV of The Beulah Quintet
278
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570031175 |
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| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press |
| Publication date: | 05/01/1996 |
| Series: | Mary Lee Settle Collection , #4 |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 278 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.75(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |