Children of the dark : life and death underground in Victoria's England
Gallop, Alan2003
Book
This is a true story covering territory rarely featured in history books - a dark time when women and children toiled underground in Victorian coal mines. It brings back to life the early Victorian mining community of Silkstone, South Yorkshire.
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Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 2003.
Collation:
xx, 228 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, port. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750930949 (hbk)
Dewey class:
363.1196223340942821331.3109
Language:
English
Subject:
Coal mine accidents -- England -- Silkstone -- History -- 19th centuryCoal mines and mining -- England -- Silkstone -- History -- 19th centuryChild labor -- England -- History -- 19th centuryWomen coal miners -- England -- History -- 19th centurySilkstone (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Index terms:
Coal Mines Mining Child Labour
BRN:
104303