Broken Lives: A Victorian Mine Disaster

by Neil Tonge

Book Overview

It is the 1840s in a northern England mining town, where disaster is about to strike. For young John Elliot and his family, life in the shadow of the grinding colliery wheel has always been hard, but they have no alternative. The physical risks are great and the rewards are few. Then a mine explosion occurs, and the Elliots discover the real cost of daring to dig deeper into the earth than any worms will ever go. "Survivors" is a brand-new and dramatic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764122029
• ISBN13: 9780764122026
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8