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Terror Of The Tug
''Terror of the Tug'' is a play written by Jean Battlo and based on events in the life of Police Chief Sid Hatfield just after the Battle of Matewan, Matewan Massacre, a notable event in the history of West Virginia and its Pocahontas Coalfield, and the history of mining labor relations in the United States. {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527191455/http://www.wvwc.edu/library/wv_authors/authors/a_battlo.htm , date=2010-05-27 at "West Virginia Authors", West Virginia Wesleyan College website. The events in the play ''Terror of the Tug'' took place after the historical events of the Coal Wars battle, depicted in the 1987 movie ''Matewan''. The ''Tug'' of the title is the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River (Ohio River), Big Sandy River that flows through the coal-mining region of West Virginia and Kentucky. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Battlo
Jean Battlo is an American playwright from West Virginia. She is known for writing plays on Appalachian themes and history, which have been performed in several states. __TOC__ Life and career Battlo was born and raised in Kimball, West Virginia, Kimball, in McDowell County, West Virginia, McDowell County, West Virginia. Her parents were Italian immigrants who moved to West Virginia to work in the coal mines. After attending Welch High School in Welch, West Virginia, Welch, Battlo earned a B.A. and an M.A. at Marshall University where she studied history, drama, and literature, and minored in philosophy. Battlo has also completed 35 hours of classical studies at College of William and Mary, William and Mary. She launched her writing career by publishing two volumes of poetry, ''Bonsai'' and ''Modern Haiku''. At the request of a local theatre group, Battlo wrote her first plays, ''A Highly Successful West Virginia Business'' and ''Caves''. The group turned to Battlo, whose poetry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |