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The Senator from Slaughter County by Harry M. Caudill is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Harry M. Caudill's explosive novel tells the story of Appalachia's shrewdest, most powerful political boss, Dr. Tom Bonhom. Educated well beyond his fellow mountaineers, Doc Bonhom started out as a well-paid coal company doctor. He ran for office only once-as a reform candidate-and lost. His defeat turned him to gathering political power from the influential rich instead of from the voters and he built a political machine that controlled Slaughter County for over three decades. He brought jobs, schools, roads, and millions of state and federal dollars into his county. At the same time, he unwittingly brought his people to complete dependency on government aid and unthinkingly encouraged the destruction of the countryside through strip mining. His critics claimed that Doc Bonham was an opportunist who rose as his community sank. Yet through it all, he remained as American as apple pie, and when the governor appointed him to fill an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate, he went there a hero. This book contains some adult language and may not be suitable for younger readers.

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Author

Harry M. Caudill

Publisher

Jesse Stuart Foundation, The

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780945084662

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.9 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14