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Pit-Lad Paddy

By: Peter Ford Mason

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The coal mining industry was an important part of the industrial revolution in many areas of Britain during the nineteenth century. The author's great-great-grandfather died of cholera at Newcastle upon Tyne during the pandemic of 1834-1837. At this time, the mine owners insisted that at least one member of each colliery family had to work down the pit to keep their home. After the death of his father, four-year-old Paddy had to start working down the pit. He was made to work below ground in the dark for about 16 hours a day at that young age.

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Austin Macauley

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1398407097

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9781398407091

The Pit Sinkers of Northumberland and Durham

By: Peter Ford Mason

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The Pit Sinkers of Northumberland and Durham

By: Peter Ford Mason

Shaft sinking for the extraction of minerals has taken place for centuries, and for much of this time, coal mining was carried out in the North East of England. Various methods of pit sinking developed from the use of shallow bell pits to the excavation of deep shafts, in order to access rich seams of coal and other minerals for sale in rapidly urbanising areas such as London. In the close mining communities of Northumberland and Durham, those who dug the initial shafts, the sinkers themselves, were regarded as the mining elite. This book not only tells the story of mining itself, through upheaval and technological developments, but also focuses on the lives of miners and their families above ground in the emerging pit towns adn villages; places where religion adn miners' galas were an integral part of life. Peter Ford Mason, descended from three generations of County Durham miners, has written a fascinating investigation onto miming society, which makes a compelling read for anyone interested in the social history of the North East or the mining industry as a whole.

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207

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The History Press

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0752490494

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9780752490496

Blue Moon

A Philip Damon Mystery

By: Peter Duchin,John Morgan Wilson

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Blue Moon

A Philip Damon Mystery

By: Peter Duchin,John Morgan Wilson

When he arrives in San Francisco, in 1963, bandleader Philip Damon still mourns his wife, whose murder has never been solved. The elegant charity ball where he's performing sets the stage for another killing--this one involving a dead ringer for his late wife.

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Berkley

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0425193063

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9780425193068

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