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Mine to Die

Rob Donovan

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A work of historical and factual study on the mining industry and the lives affected in mining disasters in the
Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall between the mid 19th and the end of the 20th century.
Author uses material from historical records to explore the contrasts between the rich mine owners and the
poor mining communities.
Author is local to Cornwall.

There are many powerful stories in Mine to Die. They include the contrast between the lives of the rich mine
owners and their families and the poor mining communities; the Camborne riot of 1873; the Cornish miners
digging under enemy trenches in the First World War; the end-time for Cornish tin mining in the 20th century;
and the mining disasters, not least the Levant mine disaster in 1919.

Using material from a 1969 BBC documentary, Rob shows that this Levant tragedy was caused by neglect and
indifference – and that truth was then covered up.

Rob Donovan’s tale is faithful to the historical record and his research into local newspapers has brought to life
new material. He has written so readers can be present in that past.

Mine to Die is a work of historical scholarship with a difference. It raises the ethical question that is so
pressing today: Is the unregulated pursuit of profit at the expense of life and health ever justified?

Comparative title : 9781785892912 The Road To Corbyn (Aug 2016)

Rob Donovan was educated at Dartford Grammar School. From there he won a scholarship to St Catherine’s,
Oxford, reading History. His doctorate was awarded for Drink in Victorian Norwich (2003). The Road to Corbyn
(2016) is his 21st century reworking of John Bunyan’s Christian classic The Pilgrim’s Progress. Mine to Die is
Rob’s third published book with Troubador and is based in Cornwall.

Publication Date: 28th May 2024 £9.99 ISBN: 9781805142829
Thema subject category: DNX – True stories: general
paperback 198 x 129 mm 232 pp Portrait Author location: Cornwall

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