Mari-Lynn C. Evans

BLOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN: Rage And Decay In Coal Country
BLOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN: Rage And Decay In Coal Country

West Virginia has suddenly become the subject of intense scrutiny. The denizens of the state could well be forgiven for wondering where the mass media and political class were before the 2016 presidential primaries and election turned West Virginia into an unlikely bellweather for the appeal of Donald Trump’s populist rhetoric. Trump’s hardhat-donning ‘Trump Digs Coal’ campaign delivered him the state by a resounding 68.