Fire in the Hole

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Set against the backdrop of the coalfields of West Virginia during 1920-1921, the narrative explores the intense labor violence between striking miners and armed mercenaries hired by mining companies. It highlights the harsh realities faced by miners and their families living in impoverished conditions, while illustrating the pervasive control of corrupt local governments by the mining corporations. This period, marked by corporate feudalism, reveals the brutal and dangerous nature of coal mining as well as the struggle for workers' rights in a tumultuous era.