We Be Here When the Morning Comes

by Bryan Woolley, Ford Reid

Documents the long and bitter fight of the Harlan County, Kentucky coal miners for recognition of the UMWA

Genres: History

168 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1975

Reviews

[J.]

We Be Here When the Morning Comes tells the story of the famous Brookside mine strike in Harlan County, Kentucky during the early seventies. Includes photographs by former Courier-Journal photographer Ford Reid. Woolley and Reid were jointly awarded the 1975 ASA Weatherford award.

[Jeffrey]

Interesting historical insight into the lives of miners in eastern Kentucky in the mid 1970's.