Beauty’s No Biscuit
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As he entered the road into the strip job, Crack! Vrooom! Thud! Landsetter heard a tremendous explosion and saw a geyser of dirt and rocks ascending into the sky at least three hundred feet. Ping. Ping. Small rocks were raining down, hitting his truck roof. “Damn, Dab’s using way too much charge. Isaiah’ll be boiling over.” Around the first bend he saw a new but dusty 1971 blue pick-up truck. Standing by it was Cousin Isaiah.
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A sequel to Moon’s Black Gold, this novel deals with the struggle of George Landsetter to keep his five hundred acres of woodland from Dave Blackmun, a lawless miner and criminal kingpin. Helped by Mike Barton and the FBI, George brings down Blackmun while trying to court Heidi Leaves, head of a nonprofit promoting better mining laws.
About the Author
An over forty year resident of Southwest Virginia coalfields, Peake worked with people trying to pass laws to improve surface mining practices. He received threatening telephone calls in the early morning hours as he strove to protect the beauty of Appalachia even as local people enjoyed the new wealth accruing from mining controlled by them instead of outside interests.