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History''s Most Dangerous Jobs: Miners

English

By (author): Anthony Burton

Mining is Britains oldest industry, and this book follows the men and, in the past, women who spent their lives working underground. Since the New Stone Age various minerals have been wrested from British soil copper, tin, gold, lead but in later periods the key commodity was coal. Those who worked in the mines were constantly battling on two fronts: there was the continual danger of flood and explosion; and the often bitter struggles against the mine owners. This story is also one of invention and innovation, looking particularly at how the independent miners of Cornwall and Devon were at the forefront of the development of the steam engine that was to transform society. This, the second book in an exciting new series looking at Britains most dangerous industries, is a tale of blood, sweat and death among a courageous and close-knit community that has now all but passed into history.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780752484785

About Anthony Burton

ANTHONY BURTON is an author specialising in the history of technology and transport. His books for The History Press include The Anatomy of Canals The Iron Men Miners Navvies and The Workers War. Other books include biographies of Thomas Telford Richard Trevithick George and Robert Stephenson and Marc and Isambard Brunel. He has been involved in over 100 TV documentaries half as writer/presenter and others as historical adviser including The Past at Work for the BBC and appeared as a guest expert on Coast Reel History and Big Bigger Biggest. More recently he has been Historical Adviser for six ten-part series for Discovery that have involved visiting industrial sites in both Europe and America. He lives in Stroud.

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