In a message dated 5/13/00 1:51:37 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< My research has also indicated that unpleasant as it may have
been, miners took great pride in their work and skill, and were quite aware
of the contributions they were making to the economy and the power they
exerted. The negative attitudes towards miners - as drunks, brutes etc. -
came mostly from the bourgeois press, that class that benefitted mostly from
the blood,sweat and tears of the miner.
John. >>
Thanks for your honest comments.
Mason
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