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Published by David & Charles UK , 1974, the author's second book for children. Illustrated by Gareth Floyd, a smaller format hardcover .
Not ex library, previous bookshop stamp on inside front cover.
Jimmy Booth goes from picking oakum in the Union Workhouse to a new life as a pit brat, bought by a burly collier to replace his previous 'hurrier' who met with a mysterious accident. Rather than a life of employment Jimmy soon discovers that there are worse things than picking oakum, when he's sent down into the depths of Rawdon Pit. But he's befriended by Trapper Joe and when they discover that there are nasty goings on happening at the mine the boys run away to find Mr Croft, a local reformer who helps pit brats like them. But Croft is in trouble himself, his brother and a large amount of money have gone missing...
