On the Road to Co-operative

a memoir about a place and time

Charles Dan Worley

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Word Wise Publishing Inc
15 March 2023

Memoirs; History of the Americas; Local history

Through research and stories told by friends, Worley learns more about what went before, during, and after his time growing up in Co-operative, Kentucky, a coal mining camp. In this memoir about a place and time, Worley takes the reader on a journey through the years when Co-operative was still a community and points out county-wide stories as well as national events relevant to the readers' journey on the road to Co-operative. Acts of violence are shared but these are overshadowed by the giving hearts of a poor people living in an extremely harsh environment. Those with a connection to Co-operative or the surrounding coal camps as well as other areas in McCreary County will love the personal stories shared in the memoir. The general reader will learn about a unique place and time in this country's history. All readers will be taken back to a time when coal was king, and the U.S. Federal Government felt the coal miner was as important to winning WWII as the soldier in the field. Worley writes about these coal miners with humility and reverence. The reader will come away with a deeper understanding of the value of life that comes only through relationships with good friends and a loving family instead of material objects.

By: Charles Dan Worley
Imprint: Word Wise Publishing Inc
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 685g
ISBN: 9781952784064
ISBN 10: 1952784069
Pages: 494
Publication Date: 15 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles Dan Worley-writer, poet, and artist-lives in Stearns, Kentucky, in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains, still close to the place he was born and raised.He received his B.S. in Art degree from the University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Kentucky).His first memoir was released in 2020: Co-op: Coal, Community, & House 52. He published a book of poems and reflections in 2021 titled Catch a Falling Star. Both of these books were nominated for the 2022 TCK Publishing Reader's Choice Awards.In addition to writing and art, he has a special love for antique cars and has won many first-place awards at car shows in different states. Visit him on Facebook: @charlesworley