Not a Plack the Richer: Argyll's Mining Story - Couverture souple

Pallister, Marian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780275048 ISBN 13 : 9781780275048

Editeur : Birlinn Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

Argyll is well known for its magnificent scenery, breathtaking coastline and picturesque villages. But hidden among its beautiful hills and glens and on its islands is evidence of an extraordinary industrial past. Minerals have been mined in Argyll for millennia, and from the 1700s lead, copper, zinc, silver, nickel and gold were sought by landowners as a way to exploit their estates, as well as by entrepreneurs and prospectors wanting to make a quick buck or, preferably, a considerable fortune. Mining spurred the development of the county's infrastructure, bringing bursts of prosperity to remote communities and a `frontier spirit' redolent of the American West.

In this book, Marian Pallister tells the story of Argyll's mining past. Her research into official records, letters and other documentary material is set beside the personal experience of those involved at all levels in the industry itself and the local communities whose lives it changed forever.

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À propos de l?auteur

Marian Pallister has worked as a feature writer and commentator covering social issues in Scotland and round the world, particularly in disaster and war zones. She previously taught journalism at Napier University and is currently tutor in English subjects at Argyll College. She also founded a charity, ZamScotEd, which supports the education of vulnerable young people in Zambia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Birlinn Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780275048
• ISBN 13: 9781780275048
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible