Coal Miners

by Brian Elliott

There have been many books published about the coal mining industry of Britain but relatively few about the miners themselves. This book is unique in that it concentrates on the miner, his family and his work through a careful selection of illustrations. Although most of the images are photographic, and therefore relate to the latter part of the nineteenth to the closing years of twentieth century, use is also made of much earlier sources, from woodcuts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845631471
• ISBN13: 9781845631475
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 160 Pages