The Scapegoat: Book IV of the Beulah Quintet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781570031175)

An unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, identity, and the meaning of freedom

In a novel about casual and heedless acts that often lead to unthinkable results, Mary Lee Settle traces the fall of a West Virginia town that was first made rich by coal, then corrupted and destroyed by it. Set in 1912, The Scapegoat propels the readers with astonishing immediacy to a fateful day in a coal miners' strike when distant relatives of Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, face off in a dispute that escalates in the slaughter of an innocent man. Emotions escalate to a frenzy of violence as Mother Jones, leader of the striking miners, calls for action in a community devastated by Southern resignation and by guilt associated with selling out to Eastern investors.

Author: Mary Lee Settle
ISBN-10: 1570031177
ISBN-13: 9781570031175
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1996
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.52w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 07/28/1996 pg. 28