Only a Miner - Studies in Recorded Coal-Mining Songs

University of Illinois Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0252001818 . This specific hardback book is in very good condition with some minor wear to the cover or edges and corners but with a hard board cover that has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in very good condition with some cover or edge wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Archie's first book was brought about by his interest in folklore and folksongs of struggling union members. My wife and I met Archie at a conference and saw him later at his office at the university of Illinois where he was teaching worker/labor history. We were impressed with his honest approach to resources and ideas. This is a go to source for information on the mining industry, its strikes and its workers. Traveling with Archie, one year, we stopped for lunch at a local convenience store and restaurant with which Archie was familiar. Knowing the folk and territory he tells us of how a song on the juke box may be as important as a Sunday service to some of the people there."; 7.5 X 1.5 X 10.25 inches; 504 pages .