Trounce, Beverley
From a Rock to a Hard Place: The 1984/85 Miners' Strike
- ISBN 13:
- 9781803994659
- author:
- Trounce, Beverley
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The History Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 19.7 x 1.6 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- History, Social History, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
The 1984/85 Miners' Strike: A Personal Account Thirty years after the strike, people are ready to look back and talk about what happened. This book presents some of their stories, offering a candid and powerful record of a divisive moment in history. Through the voices of people directly affected by the strike, Beverley Trounce delivers a moving account of the heroic struggle, covering the pickets, the collieries, the effects on women and children, and the aftermath. Her research also explores the matter of simple survival through extreme poverty and the legacy of the strike today. From a Rock to a Hard Place is a moving and thought-provoking record of a pivotal moment in British history.
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