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No. 9: The 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster by Bonnie E. Stewart (review)

comparative research and include her studies on the similarities and differences between Welsh and Appalachian working-class communities. This chapter also includes sources from Lewis’s work at the Highlander Research and Education Center, where she used her deep knowledge of the coal fields and Appalachia to develop community-based health projects. Chapter four (1983–1999) details Lewis’s activist model: participatory research. Lewis developed relationships with working-class and rural women to create economic development, education, and leadership programs in which grassroots participants researched problems in their communities and conceived possible solutions. In the last chapter (1999–2010) Lewis continues to do what she does best: tell stories based on her own experiences and use her vast knowledge of the Appalachian region to speak to broader national and global issues. This book not only encapsulates the incredible life of one woman, but it documents a rich history of social movements in the twentieth century. One comes away from the book with a deeper understanding of how the Appalachian Movement was part of what historian Van Gosse has termed the “movement of movements” in the second half of the twentieth century. Through Lewis’s stories and documents we realize the push and pull of a cross section of movements, from the black freedom struggle, women’s rights movements, and anti-imperialism to environmental and economic justice movements. This book will be a useful resource for teachers of Appalachian history, southern history, women’s history, and the history of twentieth-century social movements. The blend of oral history narrative and essays make this an accessible and enjoyable read for undergraduates and a good teaching tool. The bibliography and host of primary documents provide a treasure trove of research topics for the graduate student developing a project on Appalachia. With its range of sources and topics, this book reveals the breadth and depth of scholarship and activism in Appalachia and will no doubt become a classic in Appalachian Studies. Jessica Wilkerson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill