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- Author: Mary Lee Settle
- Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
- ISBN-10: 1570031177
- ISBN-13: 9781570031175
- Format: 14 x 20.4 x 2.1 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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An unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, identity, and the meaning of freedom
In a novel about casual and heedless acts that often lead to unthinkable results, Mary Lee Settle traces the fall of a West Virginia town that was first made rich by coal, then corrupted and destroyed by it. Set in 1912, The Scapegoat propels the readers with astonishing immediacy to a fateful day in a coal miners' strike when distant relatives of Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, face off in a dispute that escalates in the slaughter of an innocent man. Emotions escalate to a frenzy of violence as Mother Jones, leader of the striking miners, calls for action in a community devastated by Southern resignation and by guilt associated with selling out to Eastern investors.
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- Author: Mary Lee Settle
- Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
- ISBN-10: 1570031177
- ISBN-13: 9781570031175
- Format: 14 x 20.4 x 2.1 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
An unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, identity, and the meaning of freedom
In a novel about casual and heedless acts that often lead to unthinkable results, Mary Lee Settle traces the fall of a West Virginia town that was first made rich by coal, then corrupted and destroyed by it. Set in 1912, The Scapegoat propels the readers with astonishing immediacy to a fateful day in a coal miners' strike when distant relatives of Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, face off in a dispute that escalates in the slaughter of an innocent man. Emotions escalate to a frenzy of violence as Mother Jones, leader of the striking miners, calls for action in a community devastated by Southern resignation and by guilt associated with selling out to Eastern investors.
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