Twenty Years Down the Mines by Terris, Ian - 2001

UK: Stenlake Publishing, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. 5" X 8.5. p/b 128 pages, condition is Very Good. Cardowan, Rothes, Seafield three names which will be familiar to thousands of ex-miners. From the 1950's to the '70's Ian Terris worked in them all. This is his own account of the rigours of mining life; the machinery and methods, the dangers, the management (and mismanagement) and the camaraderie and conflicts of the men themselves. Spanning the period of technological change just before the decline of the industry, this book gives the inside view on Twenty Years Down the Mines.