Out of the Darkness

By David A. Jacinto

Out of the Darkness is based on the true story of a nineteenth-century child coal miner rising out of the ashes of poverty and tragedy to change the world. It's the story of greed, love, sacrifice, faith, and the courage to push aside fear and jump into the refiner's fire where the finest qualities of character are forged.

New York City BB Award, Best Historical Fiction 2024

Prestigious Firebird Award, First Prize Historical Fiction 2024

Historical Fiction Company Award, Tolstoy European Silver Medal 2024

2024 Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winner

"Brilliant . . . Spellbinding . . . Perfect in every way *****", Online Book Club, 4-million readers

In 1837, seven-year-old Thomas Wright followed in his family's footsteps into one of England's most dangerous coal mines. He struggled with childhood fears, working twelve-hour days, six days a week in the darkness 500-feet below ground. That was until disaster struck in one of England's most horrific accidents that changes the direction of his life and the course of history.

This is the fast-moving story of a young boy overcoming the iron-fisted rule of the massively wealthy lord of the land, who not only owned much of South Yorkshire's coal mines and the villages in which the miners lived, but the mortgage on their lives. With the help of his family, he confronts the tyrannical system of industrial slavery, His Lordship's brutal psychopathic enforcer, and a society that fostered the oppression of the working class. From his desperate beginnings, we follow Tom on a path to a brilliant career, his love affair with a strong-willed woman, and his courageous fight to help change the course of industrial slavery in England.

It's a masterfully told story of the great sweep of human desire for freedom and liberty; not just for himself, but for his children and his children's children. Like many immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century, Thomas Wright was drawn to what Abraham Lincoln called, "the last best hope on earth," and has left a vast American legacy, including his seven-year-old great, great, great, great grandson Cole, pictured on the front cover of this book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1637631898
• ISBN13: 9781637631898
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Forefront Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A Masterpiece

5 stars, A Masterpiece OUT OF THE DARKNESS (BOOK 1 IN THE COURAGEOUS SERIES) by David A. Jacinto This fantastic novel is based on the true story of the author's family. I would love to have family records going back hundreds of years. We follow young Tom Wright, at 7 years old, as he is considered grown up to work in the coal mines with his father and contribute to the family's income. So many children have suffered growing up like that. So sad. Tom struggles, wanting to be a boy and play and being unable to. There is the unrelenting darkness and the rats, there are always rats. The tyrannical mine owners don't care about the miners and their suffering families. There are unbelievable odds for Tom to overcome, but with his mother's love of books, he educates himself and grows beyond the scary dark coal mines in Yorkshire. I am thankful for the opportunity to read #OutOfTheDarkness from #ForefrontBooks I was under no obligation to post a review. #triggerwarnings #HistoricalFiction #TheCourageousSeries #England #America #Yorkshire #IndustrialSlavery #FavoriteBooks