History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Navvies

History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Navvies by ANTHONY BURTON


Authors
ANTHONY BURTON
ISBN
9780752479613
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
160
Dimensions
156 x 234mm

Mining is Britainâ??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 â?? copper, tin, gold, lead â?? 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 invention and innovation, looking particularly at how the independent miners of Cornwall and Devon were at the forefront of the development of the steam engine that was to transform society. This, the second book in an exciting new series looking at Britainâ??s most dangerous industries, is a tale of blood, sweat and death among a courageous and close-knit community that has now all but passed into history.
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