Storming Heaven
by Denise Giardina
Other Sources
relating to Storming Heaven
- West Virginia's Mine Wars
- Electronic Field Trip to a Coal Mine
The oppressive conditions depicted in Giardina’s novel existed in the southern West Virginia coal fields of 75 years ago. Modern mining—specifically, modern mining in Kentucky—can look and feel very different. In December 1995, KET aired a live Electronic Field Trip to a coal mine; these companion web pages include many coal-related study aides.
- Kentucky Life Program 425
includes a segment about Barthell, a restored coal-mining company town in McCreary County.
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