Author: Lynne Bowen. Published by Oolichan Books, Lantzville, BC., 1987, 1st Edition. Flat Signed by the Author. Good Condition HARDCOVER Book, with light top-edge staining. Poor Condition Dust Jacket, with handling wear and tears. BONUS: Original newspaper article about this book release is inside.
THREE DOLLAR DREAMS, by Lynne Bowen, details the frequently violent labour history of Vancouver Island coal mining from 1848 to 1900.
Lynne Bowen has reconstructed the West Coasts first coal miners strike. She researches the Nanaimo 1 mine explosion and offers an alternative, anti-racist explanation of it and the events that followed, via a handwritten note from the inquiry. But more than an account of events, this book is about a time when a young boy could start in the mine as the lowest of workers and could becomeย a millionaire.
