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« on: Tuesday 11 April 06 09:34 BST (UK) »
Anyone who is interested in life in Cornwall  should get a copy of A L Rowse 'A Cornish Childhood'. I think its a lovely book, about life in a mining community, written by a famous Cornish historian. Truro Books on- Line have paperback copies for  around £8.
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 April 06 09:41 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the info. I've recently found out my great great grandparents (Trythal/Trithal and Martin) came from copper mining families in Cornwall. Will send off for the book!

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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 April 06 10:57 BST (UK) »
Much of what he writes about is located in St Austell which is some way from the copper mining distict but it gives a very personal view of what life was like in the early 20th C and I dont suppose that varied much across the county.
A.L Rowse  wrote a number of other books about Cornwall and was a Elizabethan expert.
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