Coal Cracker's Son

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Fiction & Literature, Historical
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Author: Gene Gomolka ISBN: 9781462826438
Publisher: Xlibris US Publication: March 4, 2008
Imprint: Xlibris US Language: English
Author: Gene Gomolka
ISBN: 9781462826438
Publisher: Xlibris US
Publication: March 4, 2008
Imprint: Xlibris US
Language: English

Coal Cracker's Son is a novel that focuses upon young Joey Gobol and his Polish family when they lived in Nanticoke, a small coal-mining town in northeast Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. Although certain scenarios are fictitious and/or embellished, the story documents Joey's triumphs over adversities at home and as a sailor on a destroyer escort in pursuit of German submarines in World War II. The author cites the futility and intrinsic dangers synonymous with the coal mining industry. His narration also captures the lifestyle, spirit and resiliency of Polish immigrants and their families.

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Coal Cracker's Son is a novel that focuses upon young Joey Gobol and his Polish family when they lived in Nanticoke, a small coal-mining town in northeast Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. Although certain scenarios are fictitious and/or embellished, the story documents Joey's triumphs over adversities at home and as a sailor on a destroyer escort in pursuit of German submarines in World War II. The author cites the futility and intrinsic dangers synonymous with the coal mining industry. His narration also captures the lifestyle, spirit and resiliency of Polish immigrants and their families.

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