Bernard wrote:
>To all those writing books.
>
>Please would more authors writing books on old mines/mining history check
>facts properly. A large number of authors go to great effort to pbl. accurate
>data, but there are a few pbls. where there are glaring (& in some cases
>elementary), errors to those who know the place or places in question. There
>is little or no excuse for this, there is always a way if enough effort is
>put in - local people being the first instance with recent mines, or other
>authors who have written on the district or area.
(and much more)
I totally agree. There are far too many sloppily produced books around (one
or two have been roundly castigated on this list) in IA and, especially, in
the more recondite areas of railway history.
Not only do bad books perpetuate a lot of misinformation, they also make it
well nigh impossible to publish a good book on the subject as the market
niche may be saturated! "Bad books drive out good" to borrow a principle
from somewhere else.
So, well said Bernard.
Richard Kelham
(and not a word about currency conversion)
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