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BLAKE, DON Blakeburn - From Dust to Dust: The Rise and Fall of a Coal Mining Town
British Columbia, Self-Published. (ISBN: 091977303) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 164 pages. Author's rubber stamp upon page 163 with a portion stroked out, else unmarked. Undated. Circa 1980s? Author discovered the remains of Blakeburn while on vacation and, after finding a dearth of relevant history, decided to write a history of the town, located northwest of Princeton, B.C. Includes fold-out map, dated 1935, showing the major buildings in Blakeburn and the underground workings of the three major mines. Foldout map in back of book shows No. 4 mine after the August 13, 1930 explosion. Moderate wear. Abundant fascinating archival black and white photographs. Rare information in an uncommon title. Very Good/No Jacket.
Offered for CAD 112.85 = appr. US$ 91.30 by: RareNonFiction.com - Book number: 72409175
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