The second volume of this series based upon Carl E. Feather's work as a freelance writer for Goldenseal magazine takes the reader into the lives of Mountain State citizens who overcame great difficulties through their determination, faith, and grit. You'll meet a 100-year-old gentleman from Marion County who survived the Great Depression, a weightlifter who also crafted lawn art from coal mine scrap, and the founder of Shepherdstown's O'Hurley's Store. Chapters are: Hurley’s Heaven; The Iron Man (Jim Davis of Marion County); Yokum’s Vacationland; Silas Kirk’s Century; Mail Call in Glady; The Punch Jones Diamond; The Wiseman of Mabie; Railroad Cross-ing; Wheeling’s Paradox Bookstore; Mount Wood’s Dentist (Wheeling).