George John Markulis: The Mythical Greek God of Coal Mining and Beyond
George John Markulis: The Mythical Greek God of Coal Mining and Beyond
George John Markulis: The Mythical Greek God of Coal Mining and Beyond
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George John Markulis: The Mythical Greek God of Coal Mining and Beyond

Michael George Markulis
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This is a story about the Author's father, George John Markulis, a Greek immigrant who was recruited to come to America to work the coal mines in the state of Utah. The recruiters knew from the Greek coal miners in utah, that times were hard in Greece and that many of the young Greeks were leaving Greece seeking employment in other countries. The author's father, George John Markulis, accepted the offer and came to America in 1912.Through an arranged marriage, he returned to Greece in 1929 and married Terpsihori Michael Galanis.She had finished college and wanted to be a school teacher. Returning to America, hard times hit Americaalong with the rest of the world with the Great Depression of the 1930s. The book describes the life of this coal miner, his wife, raising five boys through these hard times of the depression years and beyond. He lived to be 100 years old, achieving his American Dream, not in riches but in Love of family. He was born on 1886 and passed away in 1985, 37 days short of his 100th birthday.
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24-February-2023
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George John Markulis, was proclaimed by the author, his number two son to be the Mythical Greek God of Coal Mining of Carbon County utah. He earned the reputation of being the greatest coal miner in Carbon County, as he was able to bring out more coal in one day, than any other coal miner. The story goes on to tell you his life story working the coal mines for over 30 years, going back to Greece to marry a Greek woman, returning to America and raising five sons through some of the harshest times America or the world experienced, the Great Depression of the 1930s. During the Depression, he moved his family from one coal mining shanty town to another. He moved his family to Pennsylvania where he offered enployment that did not work out. After working the coal mines of Pennsylvania for a few years he returned to Utah, as employment opportunities were coming back.
An eye sugary, removing one eye due to Glaucoma, caused George to retire from his 30 year coal mining career. He moved his famiy to California where went into the restaurant business for another 28 years. He passed away on December 1 1985, 37 days minus from being 100 years old. A good read about the Love of Famly, work ethics.
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George John Markulis, was proclaimed by the author, his number two son to be the Mythical Greek God of Coal Mining of Carbon County utah. He earned the reputation of being the greatest coal miner in Carbon County, as he was able to bring out more coal in one day, than any other coal miner. The story goes on to tell you his life story working the coal mines for over 30 years, going back to Greece to marry a Greek woman, returning to America and raising five sons through some of the harshest times America or the world experienced, the Great Depression of the 1930s. During the Depression, he moved his family from one coal mining shanty town to another. He moved his family to Pennsylvania where he offered enployment that did not work out. After working the coal mines of Pennsylvania for a few years he returned to Utah, as employment opportunities were coming back.
An eye sugary, removing one eye due to Glaucoma, caused George to retire from his 30 year coal mining career. He moved his famiy to California where went into the restaurant business for another 28 years. He passed away on December 1 1985, 37 days minus from being 100 years old. A good read about the Love of Famly, work ethics.

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