The breaker boys

In 1897, Nate Tanner, the hot-tempered twelve-year-old son of wealthy Pennsylvania mine owners, goes against his father's wishes by befriending some of the boys who work in the mines and gets caught up in a disasterous clash between mine workers and the law.

Main Author: Hughes, Pat
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2004.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Summary: In 1897, Nate Tanner, the hot-tempered twelve-year-old son of wealthy Pennsylvania mine owners, goes against his father's wishes by befriending some of the boys who work in the mines and gets caught up in a disasterous clash between mine workers and the law.
Physical Description: 247 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0374309566 (hbk)
Author Notes: Pat Hughes , author of Guerrilla Season , lives in Narberth, Pennsylvania.