Rednecks is the dark and moving story of big coal, broken lives, love, and loyalty. The book chronicles the demands for dignity, fair wages and workplace safety in the coal mines of West Virginia that lead to a bloody, infuriating war you were probably never before aware of. The themes of family, labor’s value, and economic freedom are as prescient today as during the novel’s time period. Rednecksis well-researched and engrossing. I felt like I was in the cold, muddy camps along with the families.
Rednecks by Taylor Brown, (List Price: $29, St. Martin’s Press, 9781250329332, May 2024)
Reviewed by Susan Williams, M. Judson Booksellers in Greenville, South Carolina