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Saving Shallmar: Christmas Spirit in a Coal Town
Saving Shallmar: Christmas Spirit in a Coal Town
Saving Shallmar: Christmas Spirit in a Coal Town
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Saving Shallmar: Christmas Spirit in a Coal Town

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In the fall of 1949, the residents of Shallmar, Maryland, were starving. The coal mine that was the town's only business had closed in March and the miners had no cars so that they could drive to another town to look for work. Their unemployment benefits ran out over the summer and they had maxed out their credit at the company store.

Then the children began fainting in school. Principal J. Paul Andrick knew something needed to be done before things got worse. He began writing letters and making phone calls, hoping for a way to help the town's residents.

As Shallmar's story got out, people responded. Aid came from nearly every state in the country and from some other countries as well.

Saving Shallmar is the story of the life and death of a coal-mining town. It shows the determination and fortitude of the coal miners who risked their lives to mine coal.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 8, 2017
ISBN9781370134892
Saving Shallmar: Christmas Spirit in a Coal Town
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James Rada, Jr

James Rada, Jr. is the author of seven novels, a non-fiction book and a non-fiction collection. These include the historical novels Canawlers, October Mourning, Between Rail and River and The Rain Man. His other novels are Logan’s Fire, Beast and My Little Angel. His non-fiction books are Battlefield Angels: The Daughters of Charity Work as Civil War Nurses and Looking Back: True Stories of Mountain Maryland.He lives in Gettysburg, Pa., where he works as a freelance writer. Jim has received numerous awards from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, Associated Press, Maryland State Teachers Association and Community Newspapers Holdings, Inc. for his newspaper writing.If you would like to be kept up to date on new books being published by James or ask him questions, he can be reached by e-mail at jimrada@yahoo.com.To see James’ other books, go to jamesrada.com.

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