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The Appalachian Trump

Stories of Appalachia
Stories of Appalachia
Episode • Mar 12, 2016 • 19m
At one time, Buchanan County, Virginia, was the home of the largest number of millionaires in the Commonwealth of Virginia, due to the money to be made mining coal. Probably the best known of these “one percenters” was Arthur M. Ratliff, also known as “Smiley.” Smiley Ratliff was a World War II vet, the first […]