Four couples—Stefan and Anna, Cyril and Adriana, Jan and Katarina, and Emil and Edita—fled their European homes, desperate to escape the poverty, war, and tyranny of kings and emperors. Seeking a better life, they embarked for America, relocating to coal towns in eastern Pennsylvania. But in these company-owned towns, dreams faded. They lived in squalor, faced discrimination and endured danger in the mines. In the summer of 1897, unrest erupted among miners in the coal towns and spread to their villages.

Growing activism among Slavic and other immigrant groups, with their call to join the United Mine Workers of America, compelled them to react. Anna feared for her family but understood the need for the strike. Stefan, still haunted by images of a war that never left him, was cautious, worried the consequences would be too dire. Adriana and Cyril, angry at the working and living conditions in Lattimer, were ready to shut down the mine, no matter the methods. Jan and Katarina were forced to make a painful decision. Emil, with wife Edita and a young family to support, joined the union and was among the strikers who marched to Lattimer on September 10, 1897.

On that fateful day, the local sheriff and his deputies met the oncoming protesters, confronting and then murdering nineteen and wounding thirty-nine more. Emil survived and agreed to be a witness at the trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies. "The Road to Lattimer" chronicles their stories.

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Virginia Rafferty is a bestselling author of historical fiction focusing on immigration from Eastern Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Informed by genealogy research, family traditions, and a trip to Slovakia and Hungary she has written two novels, Family Secrets...Hidden in the Shadows of Time (2015) followed by The Road to Lattimer (Sunbury Press, 2019). Virginia is a retired middle school science teacher with a Master of Education degree from Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire. She is a member of the South Carolina Writers Association, Aiken Writers Bloc, and volunteers at the McGrath Computer Learning Center.

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