Britain's Lost Mines by Chris Arnot

Britain's Lost Mines by Chris Arnot

From the acclaimed author of Britain's Lost Cricket Grounds and Britain's Lost Breweries, comes a journey underground to the mines that built the nation and defined a century.

'A gorgeous tribute to a whole world which has vanishedIt's hard not to be moved by the scale and importance of what has disappeared - an extraordinary gallery of lives and landscape'

‘At least there are books like this  to remember their struggle by.’

'One of those social histories that forcefully remind you of two almost contradictory things. On the one hand, the world that the book conjures up has now disappeared so utterly as to be virtually unimaginable - especially for younger readers. On the other, it was there comfortably within living memory - which is why Chris Arnot is able to get such terrific oral testimony from the people who lived it all... Even so, this is not a sentimental book; it leaves us in no doubt about either the harshness of the work or how tough miners could be with one another.' 

'A portrait of life in mining communities in all its aspects, both work and leisure.'

'One of those social histories that forcefully remind you of two almost contradictory things. On the one hand, the world that the book conjures up has now disappeared so utterly as to be virtually unimaginable - especially for younger readers. On the other, it was there comfortably within living memory - which is why Chris Arnot is able to get such terrific oral testimony from the people who lived it all... Even so, this is not a sentimental book; it leaves us in no doubt about either the harshness of the work or how tough miners could be with one another.' 

‘ At least there are books like this   to remember their struggle by.’

'A gorgeous tribute to a whole world which has vanished. It's hard not to be moved by the scale and importance of what has disappeared - an extraordinary gallery of lives and landscape'

Chris Arnot is a national freelance feature writer who has written on specialist subjects including arts and education, property, pubs, food and travel. A regular contributor to the Guardian, he has also written for the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and the Observer. He co-wrote The Archers Archives for BBC Books and his book, Britain's Lost Cricket Grounds, was long-listed for the MCC's cricket book of the year in 2011. He is also the author of Britain's Lost Breweries and Beers, published by Aurum.

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ISBN 13	9781781310700
ISBN 10	178131070X
Title	Britain's Lost Mines
Author	Chris Arnot
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2013-10-17
Number of pages	192
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