Blood Runs Coal

In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1969, Joseph "Jock" Yablonski, a longtime union insider, was brutally murdered along with his family in Clarksville, Pennsylvania, shortly after announcing his campaign to unseat the corrupt president of the United Mine Workers of America, Tony Boyle. This heinous act sparked one of the most intensive manhunts in FBI history and catalyzed the first successful grassroots takeover of a major labor union, inspiring workers nationwide to challenge their own leaders. "Blood Runs Coal" is a meticulously researched narrative that highlights the enduring impact of industrial and socioeconomic change in America against the backdrop of a resurging labor movement.