| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Dedication -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The Ancient World -- Chapter 2: The Early Workings -- Chapter 3: The Stannaries -- Chapter 4: Deep Mines -- Chapter 5: Tutwork, Tribute and Dressing -- Chapter 6: Watt and the Pirates -- Chapter 7: The Health of the Miners -- Chapter 8: Home Life -- Plate Section -- Chapter 9: Children at Work -- Chapter 10: Smelters and Foundries -- Chapter 11: The Working Men -- Chapter 12: Silver and Lead -- Chapter 13: The Cousin Jacks -- Chapter 14: A Changing World -- Chapter 15: The Camborne School of Mines |
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Chapter 16: The Long Decline -- Chapter 17: Places to Visit -- Select Bibliography -- Back Cover |
| Summary |
"The eminent historian and author of The Rise of King Cotton uncovers the centuries-old story of tin mining in Southern England. Tin mining has existed in Cornwall and parts of Devon since before the Romans arrived in Britain. In this book, historian Anthony Burton explores the region's tin mining industry from its earliest period through to the present day. A specialist in the history of technology, Burton examines the evolution of extraction methods from primitive pick and shovel operations to the later use of explosives, the rise of steam power, and beyond. Burton also looks at the changing politics and economics of the tin mining industry over the centuries"--OverDrive |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 25, 2021) |
| Subject |
Tin mines and mining -- England -- Cornwall (County) -- History
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Tin mines and mining -- England -- Devon -- History
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Tin mines and mining
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England -- Cornwall (County)
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England -- Devon
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781526773395 |
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1526773392 |
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9781526773418 |
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1526773414 |
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