Authors: John Demont
J
OHN
D
E
M
ONT
is the best-selling and award-winning author of
Citizens Irving: K.C. Irving and His Legacy
and
The Last Best Place: Lost in the Heart of Nova Scotia.
He has written for many publications, including the
Financial Times, Canadian Geographic, The Walrus
and
Macleans
where he was Atlantic bureau chief for ten years.
Copyright © 2009 John DeMont
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DeMont, John, 1956-
Coal black heart : the story of coal and the lives it ruled / John DeMont.
eISBN: 978-0-307-37330-4
1. Coal trade—Nova Scotia—History. 2. Coal miners—Nova Scotia—History. 3. Coal mines and mining—Nova Scotia—History. 4. Nova Scotia—History. I. Title.
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