{"product_id":"van-lear-images-of-america-kentucky-0738552941","title":"Van Lear (Images of America: Kentucky)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0738552941\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blevins, Danny K.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVan Lear was a sparsely populated farm community at the dawn of the 20th century. Known originally as Miller's Creek, its pastoral nature was soon lost as it transformed into a thriving municipality. John C. C. Mayo, a young schoolmaster, was the force behind this development. With his geologic knowledge and his forward-looking business savvy, he foresaw the economic power of the veins of bituminous coal that lay undisturbed in much of Eastern Kentucky. Mayo and a small nucleus of businessmen acquired vast tracts of land and mineral rights. In the case of Miller's Creek, these holdings were sold to a corporate behemoth, the Consolidation Coal Company (Consol). Mayo became one of Kentucky's wealthiest citizens, and Miller's Creek became Van Lear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51952496279840,"sku":"NEW0738552941","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/van-lear-images-of-america-kentucky-0738552941","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}