A Bird on Water Street is a coming of age story about Jack, a boy growing up in a Southern Appalachian town environmentally devastated by a century of poor copper-mining practices and pollution. Jack is opposed to the mine where so many of his relatives have died, but how can he tell that to his Dad...

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1. Verfasser:	Dulemba, Elizabeth O. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	San Francisco, Calif. Little Pickle Press 2013
Schlagworte:	Copper mines and mining / Tennessee / Juvenile fiction Copper miners / Labor unions / Tennessee / Juvenile fiction Strikes and lockouts / Copper mining / Tennessee / Juvenile fiction Copper mines and mining / Accidents / Tennessee / Juvenile fiction Copper mines and mining / Fiction Copper miners / Fiction Labor unions / Fiction Strikes and lockouts / Fiction Accidents / Fiction Copper miners / Labor unions Copper mines and mining Copper mines and mining / Accidents Strikes and lockouts / Copper mining Gewerkschaft Tennesse / Fiction Tennessee
Zusammenfassung:	A Bird on Water Street is a coming of age story about Jack, a boy growing up in a Southern Appalachian town environmentally devastated by a century of poor copper-mining practices and pollution. Jack is opposed to the mine where so many of his relatives have died, but how can he tell that to his Dad who wants him to follow in the family trade? Jack just wants his dad safe and the land returned to its pre-mining glory with trees, birds, frogs, and nature--like he's learning about in school. After Jack's uncle is killed in a mining accident and the Company implements a massive layoff, the union organizes and the miners go on strike. It seems Jack's wish is coming true. But the cost may be the ruin of his home and everything he loves
Beschreibung:	247 S. Ill. 20 cm
ISBN:	9781939775054 1939775051