Children of the Dark by Alan Gallop

Children of the Dark by Alan Gallop

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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. Using extensive research, the book brings back to life the early Victorian mining community of Silkstone, South Yorkshire.

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Children of the Dark by Alan Gallop

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. Using extensive research, the book brings back to life the early Victorian mining community of Silkstone, South Yorkshire.
Alan Gallop is a journalist. PR consultant, teacher and author with family connections to the Yorkshire mining community stretching back many generations. A former news editor of a national reporting agency, he now works as a public relations consultant. His previous books include Buffalo Bill's British Wild West (Sutton, 2001)
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ISBN 13 9780750930949
ISBN 10 0750930942
Title Children of the Dark
Author Alan Gallop
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2007-02-01
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.