HOW ABOUT THESE “BLUE COLLAR” WORKERS?!

Classic Coal Miner Reading The Bible, Figurine Statue, New In Gift Box

“Welsh coal miners even had their own libraries. A study of the records of one them revealed that the number of books checked out equaled 86 annually for each miner who was a member. This culture of reading was so strong that these tough, working-class men would boast to one another that they had read every book in the library.”

The entire article is fascinating:

http://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/52/52-3/JETS%2052-3%20519-535%20Larsen.pdf

 

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