Pocket • 2013 • Engelsk

History's Most Dangerous Jobs Miners

Name: History's Most Dangerous Jobs Miners
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Mining is Britain's 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 inven...Vis mer

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ISBN

9780752484785

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The History Press Ltd

Publiseringsår

2013

Språk

Engelsk

Originaltittel

History's Most Dangerous Jobs Miners

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Pocket

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