Forged By Coal: A Family's Story

Lowell Douglas Bailey and Vergie Ellen Terry, who tied the knot in May 1945, belong to the generation that experienced the last years of coal camp life in West Virginia. In Forged by Coal, their first child, Terry Bailey, tells their story and reveals what building a family was like for coal miners in the last decade that coal companies maintained full ownership and control of the communities. The first part of the book covers when Vergie and Doug met, their families, their wedding, and the...