Fight On!: Cape Breton Coal Miners,1900-1925

by Joanne Schwartz

In early twentieth-century Cape Breton, coal mines stretched far out under the ocean. The workers, mostly men, but also children and ponies, spent all day in the dark, damp mines. Each day the workers descended into the mines, they risked never seeing sunlight or their families again. They were miserable and fearful, working in dangerous conditions where fatal accidents were common.

So the brave miners took matters into their own hands,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771088567
• ISBN13: 9781771088565
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5