The Divides of my Brethren

A small farming community in Southwest Virginia has maintained their way of life since the Revolutionary War, but after the discovery of natural gas seams underneath their soil, they'll find themselves under threat by invading coal barons.

The Divides of My Brethren is a poignant, and at times humorous, account of regional tensions related to farming and coal mining in Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. In a community where civility and good graces have given way to self-aggrand...