Coal mine disasters in the modern era c. 1900-1980 /
by Elliott, Brian.
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BookSeries: Images of the past: Publisher: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2017Description: 176 pages ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781473858848 (pbk.) :; 1473858844 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 363.1196 ELLSubject(s): Coal mine accidents -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works | Coal mines and mining -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works | Coal mine accidents -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Coal mines and mining -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Industry | IndustrySummary: Mining disasters attracted the attention of the public and the press during the twentieth century, just as they had done a few generations earlier. This interest was made even more immediate and certainly more graphic through the increasing use of photographic images and film; and the impact of broadcasting via radio and, eventually, television was immense. The disasters also demonstrated and underlined the tremendous courage that miners had for their comrades, self-less heroism evident on countless occasions. Using many previously unpublished images, and a carefully supportive text, the author provides a detailed overview of mining disasters in the modern era, from the early 1900s to the 1980s.
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 363.1196 ELL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002946556X |
Mining disasters attracted the attention of the public and the press during the twentieth century, just as they had done a few generations earlier. This interest was made even more immediate and certainly more graphic through the increasing use of photographic images and film; and the impact of broadcasting via radio and, eventually, television was immense. The disasters also demonstrated and underlined the tremendous courage that miners had for their comrades, self-less heroism evident on countless occasions. Using many previously unpublished images, and a carefully supportive text, the author provides a detailed overview of mining disasters in the modern era, from the early 1900s to the 1980s.
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