Boys in the pits child labour in coal mining / Robert McIntosh.

By:

McIntosh, R. G. (Robert Gordon) [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780773568679
0773568670

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

HD6247.6152

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Review: "A controversial and chilling examination of child labour in Canadian coal mines, Boys in the Pit shows that beginning early in the nineteenth century, thousands of boys, some as young as eight, laboured underground - driving pit ponies, manipulating ventilation doors, and helping miners cut and load the coal that fuelled the industrial revolution. Boys died in the mines in explosions and accidents but they also organized strikes for better working conditions. Robert McIntosh recasts these wage-earning children as more than victims, illustrating that they responded intelligently and resourcefully to their circumstances."--Jacket.

Item type: Online Book

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book	G. Allen Fleece Library Online	Non-fiction	HD6247.6152 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn780443138

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"A controversial and chilling examination of child labour in Canadian coal mines, Boys in the Pit shows that beginning early in the nineteenth century, thousands of boys, some as young as eight, laboured underground - driving pit ponies, manipulating ventilation doors, and helping miners cut and load the coal that fuelled the industrial revolution. Boys died in the mines in explosions and accidents but they also organized strikes for better working conditions. Robert McIntosh recasts these wage-earning children as more than victims, illustrating that they responded intelligently and resourcefully to their circumstances."--Jacket.

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