{"product_id":"9781926662138","title":"Gold Dust On His Shirt: The True Story of an Immigrant Mining Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cem\u003eGold Dust on His Shirt\u003c\/em\u003e is an evocative telling of the experience of a Scandinavian immigrant family of hard-rock miners at the turn of the century and up to World War II. Based on fascinating historical research, these are tales of arriving in ‘Amerika,’ blasting the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, work in the mines, and domestic life and labour struggles in company towns throughout British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003ePart family history, part economic and social history, \u003cem\u003eGold Dust on His Shirt\u003c\/em\u003e is an intriguing look at life on the industrial frontier, the world of immigrant workers and the rise of unions such as the Wobblies. This remarkable and provocative tale of a family, region and era references a number of broader social and political issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eBorn in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to Scandinavian parents, \u003cstrong\u003eIrene Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e has devoted her writing career to combining her interest in labour and immigrant history with her love of literature. She has been an English instructor and has broadcast talks for the CBC and written articles and essays for Canadian magazines and journals. She is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Struggle for Social Justice in British Columbia: Helena Gutteridge, the Unknown Reformer\u003c\/em\u003e, which in 1993 won the University of British Columbia Silver Medal for Canadian Biography and was shortlisted for a City of Vancouver Book Award and the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Between the Lines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166550180080,"sku":"9781926662138","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926662138_p0.jpg?v=1763635602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926662138","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}