I really enjoyed this historical novel, telling the story of the Battle of Blair Mountain from the perspective of those involved with the union. This I really enjoyed this historical novel, telling the story of the Battle of Blair Mountain from the perspective of those involved with the union. This is a piece of WV history that is so well known that I think we oftentimes forget that there were real people, real Appalachians involved. I think Giardina did a good job of capturing that. However, there are several explicit parts of the book that I felt were inappropriate and unnecessary. I also think that the view of theology in the novel was skewed and frankly unbiblical. Maybe that was her point? But I just wish she would have explored other Christian traditions within Appalachia, considering the fact that it was one of her main themes....more
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