New York: Random House, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this National Book Award winning writer, one which traces the fall of a West Virginia town that was first made rich by coal, then corrupted and destroyed by it. Set in 1912, this takes place during one fateful day in a coal miners' strike in which relatives of the Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, confront one another on opposing sides of the dispute, and violence ensues when 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. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-394504771.