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Salt Shaped History And Hidden Costs
- Appalachian salt deposits shaped local power dynamics long before industrialization arrived.
- Bloodshed across eras fed the land and the darkness beneath it, linking exploitation to ancient consequences.
Barrow Family Takeover Of The Salt Works
- Elias Pontius Barrow used industry and family control to seize local resources like the Preston salt works.
- When the Prestons resisted, Barrow sent men whose 'accidents' cleared the way for a takeover.
Engineered Family Image And Power
- The Barrows practiced selective breeding to craft a family suitable for power and public relations.
- Pretty Polly emerges as the product of that program: polished, poised, patient, and ruthless.