Description
Yesterday's Boys is an eye-opening account of one hillbilly boy growing up in the coal mining community of Patterson, Virginia in the 1950s and the 1960s. Patterson is located deep in the Appalachian Mountains, 16 miles from the nearest town.
This is John Echols' true story of the good times and bad times. Coal was king at that time, and like the song "16 Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford says, all the miners in Patterson owed their soul to the Company Store. Soup beans (pinto beans), fried potatoes, and cornbread were what they ate five, six, or seven times a week. This was the main meal at the Trent house and for most families.
Author: John Denver Echols
Publisher: Heirloom Editions
Published: 02/07/2023
Pages: 170
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d
ISBN13: 9781954978737
ISBN10: 1954978731
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General