STAINTON, SHIRLEY D. - Children of the Kootenays Memories of Mining Towns

Toronto: Heritage House, 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 1772031852. Light edgewear; A near-fine volume. A bright, solid book. B&W photos and maps ; Trade PB; 8 X 0.75 X 10 inches; 209 pages; "A warm-hearted memoir of a childhood spent living in various mining towns in the Kootenays throughout the 1930s and '40s.When young Shirley Doris Hall and her family moved to BC's West Kootenay region in 1927, the area was a hub of mining activity. Shirley's father, a cook, had no problem finding work at the mining camps, and the family dutifully followed him from town to town as his services were sought after.". Near Fine .

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