Author: BLAKE, DON
Title: Blakeburn - from Dust to Dust: The Rise and Fall of a Coal Mining Town
Description: British Columbia: Self-Published, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0091977303. (iv), 164 pages. Bibliography. Tables. Many black and white reproductions of archival black and white photos. Two fold-out maps. Author discovered the remains of Blakeburn while on vacation and, after finding a dearth of relevant history, decided to write a history of the town, located northwest of Princeton, B.C. First fold-out map shows the major buildings in Blakeburn and the underground workings of her three major mines in 1935. Second map shows No. 4 mine after the August 13, 1930 explosion. (Hale & Barman 84); 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Coalmont Collieries Blakeburn - From Dust to Dust: The Rise and Fall of a Coal Mining Town History Princeton, B.C. maps buildings underground workings Mines No. 4 August 13, 1930 Explosion Photographs. Good .

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