Beneath and Beyond

Thirteen children. One coal-dusted hollow. A mother who refused to let the darkness win.In the shadow of the St. Charles mines, life was measured in tons of coal and the steady beat of a kitchen rhythm. For Jerry Buchanan and his twelve siblings, the world was a "e;house of many echoes"e;—a blended family stitched together by the unwavering grace of their mother, Pearlie.Beneath and Beyond is more...