Miners and Moonshiners: A Personal Account of Adventure and Survival in a Difficult Era

Peet, Fred J.

Victoria, BC, 1983

By Sono Nis Press
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Details

Hardcover, dust jacket, 203 pages, B&W photographs.

Condition

Dust jacket: rubbed, chipped, creased, edgeworn, and age tanned. Corners bumped.
Boards: author's inscription on front free endpaper, stain on page 151 that bled through to pages 148, 149, and 152.
Notes

Fred J. Peet recounts his experiences as a mining engineer and prospector in western and northern Canada during the early to mid-20th century.

The book follows him through years of working in remote mining camps, where he faced harsh weather, difficult travel, economic uncertainty, and the constant challenge of making a living from mineral exploration. Along the way, he introduces the colourful characters who populated the frontier—including prospectors, bush pilots, trappers, and moonshiners who produced illegal liquor to survive during lean times
ISBN

0919203116
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