PRINCES OF THE WORKING VALLEY: THE DAY & NIGHT BOOK OF TWO DOLCOATH MINE CAPTAINS 1822-23

This book by noted Cornish mining authority Allen Buckley gives a rare look at the daily struggles, beliefs and pastimes of our miner ancestors.
Book is based on the journal of two mining Captains--James Thomas and William Petherick who left notes for each relating to their work on the previous shift at the famous Dolcoath mine in the early 1820's.
The notes of the two mining Captains show life as it was, its prejudices, special vocabulary, and a lively depiction of everyday life of the mine.
Pages 96-130 give biographical details of miners and bal-maidens working at Dolcoath. Soft cover, 5x8, 135 pages, $20.