My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mot… — John Knowles

My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to them, meant the place to go if you really wanted an education.

John KnowlesNovelist · American · 1926 – 2001

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