Roaring Days

Rossland's Mines and the History of British Columbia

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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In the 1890s, Rossland was the most important mining centre in southeastern British Columbia. In Roaring Days, Jeremy Mouat examines many different aspects of mining, from work underground to corporate strategies. He also brings to life the unique individuals who were a part of this history – the miners who toiled long hours under unimaginable working conditions, the citizens of Rossland who built a bustling town out of the wilderness, and the mine owners and entrepreneurs who became wealthy beyond all expectations.

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Utgivningsdatum1995-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt1 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
ISBN9780774805193

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Illustrations, Figures and MapsPrefaceAcknowledgments1 The Context of Discovery2 "The Hope of This Country": Smelters, Railways, and the Growth of Rossland, 1895-83 "The Comstock and the Rand Put Together": British Investment in Rossland4 Miners and Early Industrial Relations in the Kootenays, 1895-19005 "This Militant Band of Labour's Bravest Champions": Rossland Miners, 1899-19036 Social Relations in Fin de Siecle Rossland7 The Emergence and Growth of Cominco, 1901-238 The End of the Roaring DaysAppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex

A cheerful, fast-paced account of the rise and fall of Rossland as an active mining centre ... Roaring Days has the merit of being stimulating in approach, engagingly written, and presenting technical subjects in clear, understandable terms. - Jean Barman (BCLA Reporter) So well-written that the complexities of the subject are clearly presented and, more imporantly, interconnected. The extensive use of annotated endnotes is the academic thread that binds this masterpiece together (a total of 600 citations in 49 pages). - Ron Welwood (BC Historical News) Mouat's research is comprehensive and solid. Roaring Days is recommended to economic historians and institutions concerned with British Columbia and the United States Northwest. - Otis E. Young (Pacific Historical Review)