Margie J Pittman 
Coal Camp Kids 
Growing up in a Coal Camp

Come explore another time and place. The coal camps may have been rough and impoverished but to the kids that grew up there they were wonderful and
exciting. These tales range from playing church and bird funerals, to how chewing tobacco and spitting into the creek became one of Roy’s best
tattle-tale adventures ever. Learn about the Goings on between the churchgoers and the sinners. Find out if Margie’s pet chicken, Gladys ended up in
chicken heaven or on the dinner table. Follow the adventures of Bonnie’s unexpected ride on the back of a hog. Find out what the trickle of water
coming out from under the Christmas tree really was. You may be surprised that it really did hurt dad more than the kids when he removed his belt to
punish the kids. Learn the real meaning behind David’s insistence that ‘Pocky mokes’. Discover who wins when Raymond tangles with Sally the cat.
Experience the itch of Larry’s mishap in the woods. Find out why Judy isn’t wearing any panties. These tales reveal the good and the bad of what life
was really like for the Coal Camp Kids.

Mengenai Pengarang

Margie J Pittman was born in Charleston West Virginia to Jesse and Jane Pittman. Jesse was a coal miner. She grew up in the coal camps of the
Campbell’s Creek area. These are tales of that life, and of others that grew up in the camps. Margie has written and told stories all her life. She is
an accomplished song writer and gospel singer. Tho this is the first book that she has published, she has written numerous books. She currently lives in
South Carolina where she writes for and sings with a gospel group named Soul Winning Station. She is also the producer of their CDs.