Storming Heaven

Storming Heaven is Denise Giardina's second novel. It was published in 1987 and won the W.D. Weatherford Award that year. It is a fictionalized account of the labor strife in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, United States during 1920 and 1921. It mainly takes place in the town of Annadel, which is based on the town of Keystone, West Virginia. Its events also have similarities to the Ludlow Massacre, which is mentioned in the book. Characters The Marcum Family C.J. Marcum - One of the main narrators. A leader of the union who is eventually elected mayor of Annadel. Violet Marcum - C.J.'s wife.