Sorry You Missed It: Memoirs of Growing Up in a Eastern Kentucky Coal Camp - Paperback

by David Foster Fraley (Author)

This book began as a letter to my four children as an attempt to convey to them the values and beauty of their heritage. The central themes include family, community relationships, and the richness of an impoverished life as our ancestors struggled with the challenges of living in the coal fields of Appalachia.

Author Biography

David Foster Fraley grew up in a coal camp in eastern Kentucky. After earning a master's degree from Eastern Kentucky University, he taught English and physical education at Powell County High School. He later served as assistant principal, and subsequently principal, of Pulaski County High School. In addition, he coached the Pulaski County High School Maroons all the way to the Kentucky State Basketball Championship in 1986, thus securing a position as one of the top ten winningest high school basketball coaches in Kentucky. During the past nine years, he has traveled, working as a humorist and a motivational speaker. He currently is serving as the director of the Pulaski County / Somerset Day Treatment Center, as well as the president of the St. Mildred Parish Council -- both organizations located in Somerset, Kentucky. David also keeps busy with four children and eight grandchildren, as well as reading, writing, golf, travel, and hobby farming.