Mining Men: Britain’s Last Kings Of The Coalface Emily P Webber Chatto Windus Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

The Story Of Last Generation British Miners: Fathers And Sons Brothers Comrades Big Hitters Broken Men Strikers Scabs Mining Explores How These Felt When Pits Were Closed What Happened Next Including Former Miners Who Became Factory Workers Detectives Driving Instructors Counsellors Local Mayor One Even Ended Up Working On Fleet Street Featuring Accounts From Ayrshire To South Wales Valleys ‘People’s Republic Yorkshire’ ‘Sunshine Corner Coalfields’ Kent Each Chapter Offers A Different Perspective Industry Britain’s Deep Coalmine In 2015 Yet Just Fifty Years Ago Was Juggernaut Employing Over 250 000 Combining New Personal Interviews With Extensive Archival Research Emily P Webber Illuminates Extraordinary History Once Considered Backbone Britain By Situating Miners’ Strike 1984–85 Longer Coalfields We Can Understand Why Their Families Fought So Hard Against Pit Closures After Wheels Stopped Turning Vivid Evocative Richly Alive Minute Detail Uncovers Meant Its Communities Lost It Gone Σελίδες: 352 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0325 Διαστάσεις: 16 3X16 3Cm