Posted on by BonnieReadsAndWrites
Wow, what a wonderful piece of historical fiction! The research is just astounding and the author’s expert knowledge of these events is evident. The reader is transported to 19th century Pennsylvania and the sights, sounds, and smells of that time come alive through Michael Dunn’s writing. When our main character Mike goes into a coal mine, we can see the dark tunnels through the light of the miners’ lamps, and we can smell the sweat of the men next to him. When he is forced to walk through a picket line as a “blackleg,” we can feel the hate and desperation of those who are striking for better wages and treatment. And most of all we can see him lined up with a group of young, hungry boys forced to work for almost nothing.
Read Bonnie DeMoss’s full review of Anywhere But Schuylkill here