Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain Paxman Jeremy
Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain Paxman Jeremy From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster 'A rich social history ... Paxman's fine narrative powers are at their best'…
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Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain Paxman Jeremy
From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster 'A rich social history ... Paxman's fine narrative powers are at their best' THE TIMESCoal is the commodity that made Britain. Paxman's book could hardly be more colourful, and I enjoyed each page enormously' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES 'Vividly told ...
It drove industry, religion, politics, empire and trade. Dirty and polluting though it is, this black rock has acted as a midwife to genius. It powered the industrial revolution, turned Britain into the first urban nation and is the industry that made almost all others possible.In this brilliant social history, Jeremy Paxman tells the story of coal mining in England, Scotland and Wales from Roman times, through the birth of steam power to war, nationalisation, pea-souper smogs, industrial strife and