{"product_id":"storming-heaven-9780804102971","title":"Storming Heaven","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, diamond-hard fiction, heartwrenching, tough and tender.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnadel, West Virginia, was a small town rich in coal, farms, and close-knit families, all destroyed when the coal company came in. It stole everything it hadn't bothered to buy--land deeds, private homes, and ultimately, the souls of its men and women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour people tell this powerful, deeply moving tale: Activist Mayor C.J. Marcum. Fierce, loveless union man Rondal Lloyd. Gutsy nurse Carrie Bishop, who loved Rondal. And lonely, Sicilian immigrant Rose Angelelli, who lost four sons to the deadly mines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey all bear witness to nearly forgotten events of history, culminating in the final, tragic Battle of Blair Mountain--when the United States Army greeted 10,000 unemployed pro-union miners with airplanes, bombs, and poison gas. It was the first crucial battle of a war that has yet to be won.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Giardina\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in West Virginia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGood King Harry, Saints and Villains, Storming Heaven, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Unquiet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ivy Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514500878610,"sku":"9780804102971","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f036197d-0d77-4aec-ac3d-d30de739d0a0.jpg?v=1730985269","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/storming-heaven-9780804102971","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}