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1984-85 Miners Strike in Nottinghamshire : If Spirit Alone Won Battles: The Diary of John Lowe
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Symcox, Jonathan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coal miners--England--Thurcroft (South Yorkshire)--Interviews.
- Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985.
- Villages--England--Thurcroft (South Yorkshire)--History--20th century.
- Local Subjects:
- Coal miners--England--Thurcroft (South Yorkshire)--Interviews.
- Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985.
- Villages--England--Thurcroft (South Yorkshire)--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (388 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Wharncliffe, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- John Lowe was at the forefront of the fight for jobs during the twelve months of the miners' strike from 1984-5 as the elected chairman of Clipstone Colliery's strike committee in the largely working county of Nottinghamshire. The dirty war fought by the Thatcher Government to defeat the formidable National Union of Mineworkers transformed him from passive family man into political animal: witness to many disturbing events, he recorded his experiences in a diary so they would never be forgotten. There is the initial confusion and scramble to organise; the London rally which the police sought t
- Contents:
- ""Also available from Pen & Sword Books Ltd""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""FOREWORD""; ""INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""TRIBUTES TO JOHN LOWE""; ""A �THOUGHT� FOR NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MINERS""; ""A SUMMARY OF MY LIFE""; ""PART ONE - APRIL � MAY 1984""; ""Notes""; ""PART TWO - JUNE � AUGUST 1984""; ""Notes""; ""PART THREE - SEPTEMBER � NOVEMBER 1984""; ""Notes""; ""PART FOUR - DECEMBER 1984 � FEBRUARY 1985""; ""Notes""; ""PART FIVE - MARCH 1985 �""; ""Notes""; ""AFTERWORD""; ""LOYAL TO THE LAST""; ""INDEX""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783401574
- 1783401575
- 9781783408856
- 1783408855
- OCLC:
- 854974588
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