Digging Dusky Diamonds by John R. Lindermuth

To learn more about the author, visit his website at http: //www.jrlindermuth. He is the father of two grown children and has four grandsons. He is a member of International Thriller Writers, EPIC and the Short Mystery Society. He is the author of 12 novels and his short stories and articles have been published in a variety of magazines.

Since retiring, he has served as librarian of the Northumberland County Historical Society where he assists patrons with genealogy and research. As he works through an abundance of motivated suspects, he finds himself in danger. Lindermuth worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for nearly 40 years. 20h Sheriff Tilghman is investigating two murders.About the author: A native of Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, J. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lindermuths most popular book is Digging Dusky Diamonds: A History of the Pennsylv. Buy Digging Dusky Diamonds: A History of the Pennsylvania Coal Region Illustrated by Lindermuth, John R.

Though the focus is mainly on Northumberland and Schuylkillcounties, similar conditions prevailed across the anthracite mining region. Lindermuth has 5 books on Goodreads with 261 ratings. The accounts reveal what was different about those people and what has remained constant in us, their descendants. How the miners and their families lived and worked, loved and died is recorded in old newspapers and reveals their daily concerns, their diversions, social attitudes and prejudices. About the Book Based on contemporary newspaper accounts and genealogical records, Digging Dusky Diamonds tells the story of the people who made the anthracite coal mining industry a major economic force in Pennsylvania in the 19th and early 20th centuries.īased on contemporary newspaper accounts and genealogical records, Digging Dusky Diamonds tells the story of the people who made the anthracite coal mining industry a major economic force in Pennsylvania in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Digging Dusky Diamonds by John R. Lindermuth