Dappled Glory by Diane Mechem Kinser
"Dappled Glory is set in a time when the United Mine Workers of America were locked into a life-and-death struggle with mine owners, their political allies, and their hired thugs (in and out of police uniforms). In particular, Dappled Glory: The Black Diamond Heritage is the story of Jamie Burns, a 20th Century Irish immigrant struggling to survive life in the coal mines of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dappled Glory is also the story of Fred Hunt and the Markham family striving to build a merchandizing empire in southeastern Ohio. Author Diane Mechem Kinser has a considerable gift as a story teller who is able to lace historical facts into her fictional account. The result is a deftly crafted, 272-page novel that will hold the fascinated attention of the reader from beginning to end, making Dappled Glory an endorsed candidate for community library historical fiction collections and personal reading lists for anyone who enjoys a particularly well written novel set in America's turbulent years of the early 1900s." Midwest Book Review
Life in the coal mines of Ohio and Pennsylvania was fraught with tragedy, illness and death in the early 20th Century. Irish immigrant Jamie Burns fights anti-Irish sentiment and danger, both in the mines and out. In Southeastern Ohio, the Markhams continue to build their merchandising empire, with builder Fred Hunt providing both inspiration for the Markhams and a distraction for several women whose paths cross his. Fictitious characters interact with real historical figures in this look at the early days of the United Mine Workers of America in the Appalachian Valley coal region. (Categories: Historical Fiction; Athens,OH; Nelsonville, OH; Coal Mines)
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Softcover:978-0-9844627-5-9 Retail price: $18.95, 272 pages; Hardcover: 0-978-9844627-6-6 Retail price: $26, 272 pages
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Diane Mechem Kinser is also the author of "I Owe My Soul: The Black Diamond Covenant," "The Mourning of Amalie," (a ghost murder mystery set in Vinton County, Ohio, in the early 20th century), and "The Magician's Wake," (a fictionalized autobiography). Kinser is an English and Communications Instructor at Columbus State Community College, an annual presenter at the CSCC Writers Conference and can be found signing books at libraries, historical societies, and festivals throughout southern Ohio. (Become a fan of Lucky Press LLC on Facebook and keep up to date with our authors' events.)
Visit Diane Mechem Kinser's website: www.dianemechemkinser.com
