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Description:Thomas and Betty Jones grew up in the coal mining camps of southwestVirginia, a dusty, barren place where people had to work hard just to survive.Both their fathers were coal miners, as were many of the early African-Americanmen who came to Wise County from the deep south beginning in the early1920s. After their marriage they left the area, but fate soon brought them back.A series of difficult, but well thought out decisions led Betty to work underground in the mines for nearly 20 years and Thomas to give up a promisingbroadcasting career to be a full-time father. They also decided to raise theirseven children in the same place they were raised, but in a very specific way. The result was all seven going off to college and their two boys, Thomas Quinn and Julius, becoming running backs in the National Football League.Blessings From the Dust is the story of two determined parents and theirstruggle to raise their children successfully in the barren and deprived coalmining region of southwest Virginia. It is a saga of family, place, hard work, sacrifice, determination, education and ultimately love. When Thomas and BettyJones made a conscious decision to raise their growing family in the coal-miningtowns of Big Stone Gap and Appalachia they knew they'd have their work cut outfor them. That's because their goal was to have all seven children go to collegeand then make their marks away from Wise County. How they did it and thesacrifices they made - such as Betty working underground in the coal mines fornearly 20 years - is detailed with honesty and candor. Although this is a memoirof one African-American family, it is really an American success story, as well.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Blessings From the Dust: Raising Seven Children for Success in the Poverty-Stricken Mining Camps of Southwest Virginia. To get started finding Blessings From the Dust: Raising Seven Children for Success in the Poverty-Stricken Mining Camps of Southwest Virginia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Thomas and Betty Jones grew up in the coal mining camps of southwestVirginia, a dusty, barren place where people had to work hard just to survive.Both their fathers were coal miners, as were many of the early African-Americanmen who came to Wise County from the deep south beginning in the early1920s. After their marriage they left the area, but fate soon brought them back.A series of difficult, but well thought out decisions led Betty to work underground in the mines for nearly 20 years and Thomas to give up a promisingbroadcasting career to be a full-time father. They also decided to raise theirseven children in the same place they were raised, but in a very specific way. The result was all seven going off to college and their two boys, Thomas Quinn and Julius, becoming running backs in the National Football League.Blessings From the Dust is the story of two determined parents and theirstruggle to raise their children successfully in the barren and deprived coalmining region of southwest Virginia. It is a saga of family, place, hard work, sacrifice, determination, education and ultimately love. When Thomas and BettyJones made a conscious decision to raise their growing family in the coal-miningtowns of Big Stone Gap and Appalachia they knew they'd have their work cut outfor them. That's because their goal was to have all seven children go to collegeand then make their marks away from Wise County. How they did it and thesacrifices they made - such as Betty working underground in the coal mines fornearly 20 years - is detailed with honesty and candor. Although this is a memoirof one African-American family, it is really an American success story, as well.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Blessings From the Dust: Raising Seven Children for Success in the Poverty-Stricken Mining Camps of Southwest Virginia. To get started finding Blessings From the Dust: Raising Seven Children for Success in the Poverty-Stricken Mining Camps of Southwest Virginia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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