The Saddle and the Screen

"The town charter may be gone, but the legends of the 115 acres live on."

In the heart of the Virginia coalfields, the town of St. Charles was more than just a spot on a map-it was a place where the grit of the mines met the magic of the silver screen. For a generation of families in the "115 acres," the heroes of the Old West weren't just characters in a story; they were the teachers of a moral code.

In The Saddle and the Screen, Jerry Buchanan takes readers on a nostalgic journey through th...