Bookstore

Coalwood Cookbook
Cooking the Coalwood Way The members of the Coalwood Community United Methodist Church present Cooking the Coalwood Way: Tried and True Appalachian Recipes from the Home of the Rocket Boys. Click here for more information.
Autographed books by Homer Hickam
Homer's friend John Shaver owns a small bookstore in Rocket City USA (Huntsville, Alabama.) You can purchase ANY of Homer's eight books from him and have them personalized and autographed anytime and mailed to you - just for the normal cost of the book and the shipping. Great gifts for Valentines Day, Mother¹s Day, special teacher, Father¹s Day, graduation, birthdays and Christmas! Please click here for an order form (opens in Adobe pdf format).
October Sky DVD
October Sky (Special Edition) Universal Pictures DVD
The Coalwood Series by Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
Did you know that the poor publisher and author never get a penny after the initial sale? They get nothing when you buy a used book. If you can, please buy a new book! (Hopefully, this will give Homer a little incentive to write more books for us!)
Rocket Boys Homer H. Hickam, Jr. Paperback Book Book 1 in the series. (Also published as a mass-market paperback under the title October Sky. See below.)
October Sky Homer H. Hickam, Jr. Mass-Market Paperback Book Book 1 in the series. (Also published as a paperback book under the title Rocket Boys. See above.)
The Coalwood Way Homer H. Hickam, Jr. Paperback Book Book 2 in the series.
Sky of Stone Homer H. Hickam, Jr. Paperback Book Book 3 in the series.
We Are Not Afraid Homer H. Hickam, Jr. Paperback Book Book 4 in the series.
Other Coal-Related Books by Homer Hickam
Red Helmet Homer Hickam
Book by David R. Goad and Alex P. Schust
Coalwood: A history of the West Virginia Mining Communities of Coalwood Caretta, and Six Alex P. Schust and David R. Goad Hardback, 2007 400 pages packed with history, stories and photos! You may see excerpts of the book and order copies from David Goad's web site here: www.coalwoodmemories.com
Barbara Hilemon's Book
The Making of Rocket Boys / October Sky As Seen Through the Eyes of the Movie Extras by Barbara Hilemon Click here for details
Book by Alex P. Schust
Gary Hollow Alex P. Schust's 480-page hardback book presents the history of Gary Hollow. The book is subtitled, "A history of the largest coal mining operation in the world." (Gary Hollow over two mountains from Coalwood.) The book is for sale from Mr. Schust's web site.
A Flaming Rock DVD
A Flaming Rock! This is a very interesting DVD produced by some folks in McDowell County. The DVD is full of vintage photos and motion pictures from the area. We particularly enjoyed one of the bonus features that showed the different kinds of mining equipment Joy manufactures. To order a copy, click here.
The Clear Fork Series by Jerry Hatmaker (some books with David E. Bader)
The Coalwood Misfits Jerry Hatmaker with David E. Bader Paperback Book Book 1 in the series.
The Kindred Gathering Jerry Hatmaker and David E. Bader Paperback Book Book 2 in the series.
Shoddy and Ox Jerry Hatmaker Paperback Book Book 3 in the series. Important: there is a new edition out in 2006 renamed Shoddy and Ox: Trail to Sanctified Mountain. You want to read the 2006 edition. The last time we checked, Amazon was only selling the old edition. The new edition, however, is available on eBay.com. Just do a search for "Shoddy and Ox" or for seller "shoddyandox".
Murder on the Birdsong by J.R. Hatmaker Book 4 in the series.
A Willing Substitute: Rally Boys, Rally for the Flag by J.R. Hatmaker Book 5 in the series. Not yet available.
The History Channel DVDs
Coal Mines Informative DVD from The History Channel's Modern Marvels series. One of the narrators on the DVD is Stuart McGehee who was kind enough to provide us with an article for this web site! Click here to order DVD or VHS from The History Channel.