Coal Dust in My Blood: The Autobiography of a Coal Miner

The men who worked British Columbia’s mines have passed into history. Coal Dust In My Blood is a moving account of one coal miner’s life, in plain, evocative language. But this book is much more than a personal memoir. Bill Johnstone’s mining career spanned several decades and he worked in a wide variety of positions. His broad insights reveal important aspects of the history of coal mining in BC. Many British Columbians could take a chapter from this book and call it their own story. Immigration, the depression years, or most significantly, the life in the mines were experienced by many residents of this province. - Robert D. Turner, from the