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Greg Bailey

History Writer, Journalist, Author of The Herrin Massacre of 1922 :Blood and Coal in the Heart of America"

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A Short Excerpt from my novel “Darryl Ray”

June 5, 2018

From Chapter 19 All around I knew there were underground tunnels left by the coal mines. Nobody bothered to keep track of them so today no one knows for sure where they are until a building cracks apart when the coal mine deep underground collapses. Even the rich people in the better part of town … More A Short Excerpt from my novel “Darryl Ray”

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Excerpt from “The Herrin Massacre”

May 31, 2018

It may be fairly estimated that every ton of coal taken from the earth has come at the cost of one drop of human blood.  The history of coal has been one of the most violent chapters in human history from the inherent risks of mining, the intense conflicts generated by owners and  miners and … More Excerpt from “The Herrin Massacre”

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Some of my Work

January 26, 2017

Selections of my work, from Moonpies to geopolitics. … More Some of my Work

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BBC

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Washington Post

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Image Credit

The cover image of this site is the Williamson County courthouse in Marion, Illinois,  taken in 1922 when the Grand Jury indicted defendants for the Herrin Massacre.

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