tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462753313785605624.post3607728467020545296..comments2024-01-21T00:33:09.665-08:00Comments on Mommy Reads too Much: Call Me KateBook Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603875800187858633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462753313785605624.post-36362257008786190832010-04-17T05:02:32.695-07:002010-04-17T05:02:32.695-07:00"Call Me Kate" is, unfortunately, an unr..."Call Me Kate" is, unfortunately, an unreliable history of mining and Irish immigrants in Pennsylvania. Roe's book adds to a long history of untruths (e.g. calling unionists "Molly Maguires" ) about Pennsylvania miners and unions-- stemming back to the disinformation campaign invented by mine owners to break coal unions. (See Governor Milton Shapp's posthumous pardon of alleged "Molly Maguire leader" Jack Kehoe).<br /><br /><br /><br />For a more accurate portrayal of events in Pennsylvania's coal era I recommend "Mine Seed," an historical novel by Lucia Dailey. Roe's book seems to borrow from "Mine Seed" in structure and some other ways, but for content and depth the two books are far apart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462753313785605624.post-18782652887929122322010-03-16T11:18:58.287-07:002010-03-16T11:18:58.287-07:00Thank you for helping to spread the word about &qu...Thank you for helping to spread the word about "Call Me Kate!"Tribute Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959016294721462184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462753313785605624.post-33922980310463893492010-03-16T09:20:54.956-07:002010-03-16T09:20:54.956-07:00Thanks for the post, Mandie and for helping us spr...Thanks for the post, Mandie and for helping us spread the word about "Call Me Kate!"Tribute Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959016294721462184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462753313785605624.post-49794130944496430292010-03-09T14:01:03.062-08:002010-03-09T14:01:03.062-08:00Looking forward to more reviews! Fellow book love...Looking forward to more reviews! Fellow book lover following from MBC!<br /><br />Chris<br />http://letsconnectwithnature.blogspot.comChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431630558670582398noreply@blogger.com