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Work and faith in the Kentucky coal fields : subject to dust / Richard J. Callahan, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Callahan, Richard J., 1967-
- Series:
- Religion in North America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coal miners.
- Religious life.
- Kentucky--Religious life and customs.
- Kentucky.
- Coal miners--Religious life.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Appalachian Mountain religion
- Patterns of life and work
- Coal town life
- "It's about as dangerous a thing as exists"
- Power in the blood
- Suffering and redemption
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-248) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780253352378
- 0253352371
- OCLC:
- 221663049
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