Memories of the Northumberland Coalfields

This book relates the stories of miners in Northumberland, England, describing their experiences and the history of the mines from the early twentieth century until the closure of the last pit in Ellington in 2005. In their own words, the miners detail their lives in villages, their work, humor, changes in the coal industry, disasters, and strikes. Taylor, a writer and contributor for the mining magazine Creeful of Coals, worked at Ellington Colliery for 20 years. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)