{"product_id":"on-the-road-to-co-operative-charles-dan-worley-9781952784064","title":"On the Road to Co-operative: a memoir about a place and time","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough research and stories told by friends, Worley learns more about what went before, during, and after his time growing up in \u003cstrong\u003eCo-operative\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKentucky\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong\u003ecoal mining camp\u003c\/strong\u003e. In this\u003cstrong\u003e memoir about a place and time\u003c\/strong\u003e, Worley takes the reader on a journey through the years when Co-operative was still a \u003cstrong\u003ecommunity\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\u003cstrong\u003e the giving hearts of a poor people living in an extremely harsh environment\u003c\/strong\u003e. Those with a connection to Co-operative or the surrounding coal camps as well as other areas in \u003cstrong\u003eMcCreary County\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003ecoal miners\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Dan Worley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952784069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952784064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Word Wise Publishing Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.99d","brand":"Charles Dan Worley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133567070463,"sku":"9781952784064","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc844d5b-49e5-4571-b928-460640016b0f.jpg?v=1687486897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-road-to-co-operative-charles-dan-worley-9781952784064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}