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Dale and Feuding Clans Shape Bitter Coal War
Young Dale, son of coal operator John K. Dale, arrives at Halfway Switch Tennessee to forge his path. He joins the Morelands amid clan feuds with the Littlefords, confronts bully Black Adam Ball, and pursues a coal mine with financier Newton Wheatley while romance with Babe Littleford endures amidst violence, court action, and a pivotal pistol duel.
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Carlyle Wilburton Dale
Bill Dale
John K. Dale
Halfway Witch
Tennessee
Patricia Clavering
Babe” Littleford
Heck
Hills
John Moreland
Moreland
Littlefords
Dale
David Moreland
Carlyle
Black Adam" Ball
Distric
David
Ben Littlejor
Littleford
Bobby McLaurin
Tricia Clavering
Avid Moreland
Babe
Major Bradley
Goff
Morelands
McLaurins
Black Adam
Ball
Desperado
Cartersville