Blakeburn - From Dust to Dust: The Rise and Fall of a Coal Mining Town
by Blake, Don
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
British Columbia: Self-Published, 1985. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (iv), 164 pages. Bibliography. Tables. Many black and white reproductions of archival black and white photos. Two fold-out maps. Author discovered the remains of Blakeburn while on vacation and, after finding a dearth of relevant history, decided to write a history of the town, located northwest of Princeton, B.C. First fold-out map shows the major buildings in Blakeburn and the underground workings of her three major mines in 1935. Second map shows No. 4 mine after the August 13, 1930 explosion. (Hale & Barman 84).
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- Title
- Blakeburn - From Dust to Dust: The Rise and Fall of a Coal Mining Town
- Author
- Blake, Don
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Self-Published
- Place of Publication
- British Columbia
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Coalmont Collieries Blakeburn - From Dust to Dust: The Rise and Fall of a Coal Mining Town History Princeton, B.C. maps buildings underground workings Mines No. 4 August 13, 1930 Explosion Photographs
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- Genealogy;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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