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01/11/2006
Dr. Davis Available to Speak on West Virginia MEDIA ADVISORY, Jan. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr.
Jessica June Davis, a The following is an excerpt from the manuscript: "The growing demand for coal as America became an international industrial power necessitated the development of the Appalachian railroad system in West Virginia and central Appalachia and the creation of coal company owned and operated towns. The families of the miners lived in these towns, and the children went to coal company owned and operated schools. The miners were paid with scrip instead of United States currency. The coal company currency required the miners and their families to buy their goods only at the coal company store." To schedule an interview with Dr. Davis, please contact her at 618-453-8135, fax at 618-453-8769 or jjdavis@siu.edu.
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