British Coal-Miners in the Nineteenth Century: A Social History

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• List of Maps ix
• Acknowledgements xi
• Introduction 1
• 1 - The Growth of the Industry 6
• 2 - The Miner at Work 28
• 3 - The Miner's Earnings 64
• 4 - The Mining Settlement 81
• 5 - The Miner at Home 112
• 6 - The Miner at Play 142
• 7 - The Miner and His Clubs 172
• Conclusion 214
• Statistical Appendix 216
• Glossary 221
• Notes 224

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• List of Maps ix
• Acknowledgements xi
• Introduction 1
• 1 - The Growth of the Industry 6
• 2 - The Miner at Work 28
• 3 - The Miner's Earnings 64
• 4 - The Mining Settlement 81
• 5 - The Miner at Home 112
• 6 - The Miner at Play 142
• 7 - The Miner and His Clubs 172
• Conclusion 214
• Statistical Appendix 216
• Glossary 221
• Notes 224
• Bibliography 262
• Index 273