Coalwood Way: A Memoir

In this “irresistible” memoir “as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys takes us deeper into the soul of his West Virginia hometown during a pivotal moment that irrevocably changed its unique way of life.

“Another classic coming-of-age tale . . . the rocket boy soars again.”—People

Fall, 1959. Homer “Sonny” Hickam and his fellow Rocket Boys are in their senior year at Big Creek High, and the town o...