When Coal Was King: Ladysmith and the Coal-Mining Industry on Vancouver Island

by John R. Hinde

Book Overview

The town of Ladysmith was one of the most important coal-mining communities on Vancouver Island during the early twentieth century. The Ladysmith miners had a reputation for radicalism and militancy and engaged in bitter struggles for union recognition and economic justice, most notably during the Great Strike of 1912-14. This strike, one of the longest and most violent labour disputes in Canadian history, marked a watershed in the history of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774809361
• ISBN13: 9780774809368
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: UBC Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher