Growing Up in Coal Country
Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780395979143 (0395979145)
Publish date: September 27th 1999
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
I love this book. There are more photos than any other book I've found about the history of coal mining in America. I'm so thankful that this book is out there. The photos of children who worked in the coal mine are heartbreaking. Much praise is heaped.