Til the Coal Train Hauled It Away: A Memoir of the Rise and Demise of a Small Town

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In 1910 West Terre Haute, Indiana used to be the fastest growing town in america. Its population increased by an astonishing 376 percent from the previous decade. Its growth used to be spurred by the wealthy natural resources, coal, clay and gravel, that surrounded it. In essence, West Terre Haute’s success used to be built on holes in the ground. When those resources were depleted, a downward spiral started. This book is an intimate take a look at the people, events, triumphs and tragedies of the town written by a native son. But it isn’t just the story of this Indiana town. It’s representative of all of the areas that relied upon a single industry or resource, from the New England mill towns to the steel towns of the Rust Belt, This book looks on the lives of people that took on life as it came.

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