Both you and Ms. Vesta Hubbard have recommended the books by Mr. Young. I will go to the bookstore this weekend and see if the books can be ordered. Thanks for the information. People like you make the mailing lists a great source of information! Wayne -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 1:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VALEE] Coal Scrip Wayne, I can recommend an excellent book on coal mining life in Lee County, in the 1930's and 1940's. It was a novel (fiction) but based on personal experience. In fact, if a person was from Lee County during that time period, they may well recognize some personalities. Knocking the Black Out by Allan Ishmael Young. It can be ordered online from Barnes & Noble. If you're interested and can't find it, just let me know. I'm sure Allan has some more copies. ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to [email protected] ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx