Enough Pain to Go Around
On a spring day in late April 1978, a small, unincorporated community in West Virginia became the center of the world’s attention when a cooling tower at a power plant partially collapsed, killing fifty-one men.
To this day, the tragedy remains the deadliest construction accident in U.S. history. The pain of that catastrophe tore at the very fabric of one of the state’s least populated counties, and there was Enough Pain to Go Around.
About Dr. Michael Price
Born and raised in West Virginia, Dr. Michael Price holds four degrees from four universities, including West Liberty University (WV), West Virginia University, Brite Divinity School (Texas Christian University), and The George Washington University. In addition, he has been an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for over 30-years and has served churches in Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. Whether he’s teaching Old or New Testament, Religions of the Near East, American History, or Historical Geography, his unique ability to combine his education, experience, and energy has made him a favorite among students at two North Carolina colleges and his many congregants.
The list of his books include:
- How to Manage Money Like a Minister (The A,B,C’s of Punching Pennies Like a Pastor)
- Murder on the Disoriented Express (How Laity May Be Killing Their Congregation)
- Backfill (How the Later Gospel Writers Transformed the Historical Jesus Into the Risen Christ)
- The Season That Was (The Power of Baseball to Transform Lives and Develop Character)
- 17 Days That Changed America (How the Silver Bridge Made Life Safer for All of Us)
- Everyone has a story
Largo, Florida, is considered home.