ignment , ▁Le amer ▁lived ▁in ▁Peru ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁research ▁the ▁c oca ine ▁trade . ▁ ▁He ▁again ▁imm ers ed ▁himself ▁in ▁his ▁topic ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Nash ville ▁to ▁research ▁the ▁business ▁and ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁country ▁music ▁and ▁its ▁many ▁stars ▁for ▁Three ▁Ch ords ▁and ▁the ▁Tr uth . ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁books ▁were ▁la ud ed ▁for ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁their ▁research . ▁ ▁Le amer ▁also ▁briefly ▁fl irt ed ▁with ▁movie ▁fame ▁when ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁f amed ▁mount aine er ▁Will i ▁Un so eld ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Robert ▁Red ford ' s ▁production ▁company ▁to ▁be ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁stages . ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁book ▁The ▁Price ▁of ▁Justice , ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁two ▁Pitts burgh ▁law y ers ▁and ▁their ▁de cade ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁struggle ▁against ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁coal ▁baron ▁in ▁American ▁history . ▁▁ ▁It ▁involves ▁alleg ations ▁concerning ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁thirty - one ▁min ers , ▁the ▁poison ing ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁people , ▁and ▁of ▁jud icial ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Supreme ▁court ▁and ▁a ▁land mark ▁decision ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁The ▁book ▁won ▁the ▁Peace ▁Corps ▁Writ ers ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁non f iction ▁book ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁So ▁did ▁Le amer ' s ▁ 2 0 1