TY  - BOOK
AU  - Izagirre,Ander
AU  - Gutteridge,Tim
TI  - The mountain that eats men
SN  - 9781786994554
AV  - PQ6709.Z34 
U1  - 863 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London, UK
PB  - Zed Books
KW  - Silver mines and mining
KW  - Bolivia
KW  - Potosí
KW  - Silver miners
KW  - Biography
KW  - Child labor
KW  - Coal miners
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Coal mine accidents
KW  - Mountains
KW  - Argent
KW  - Mines et extraction
KW  - Bolivie
KW  - Mineurs d'argent
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Enfants
KW  - Travail
KW  - Mineurs de charbon
KW  - Romans, nouvelles, etc
KW  - Charbon
KW  - Accidents
KW  - Montagnes
KW  - fast
KW  - Economic history
KW  - Potosí (Bolivia)
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - "Originally published in Spanish by Libros del KO in 2017"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229); In the Land of Fabulous Treasures -- The Princess and the Baron -- The Powder Keg -- The Dumping Ground -- The Devil
N2  - "From the 16th century, the mines of Potosí, perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire. During those years immense wealth allowed the city to grow larger than London at the time and the mountain was quickly given the epithet Cerro Rico--the 'rich mountain'. But today, Potosí's inhabitants are some of the poorest in South America while the mountain itself has been so greedily plundered that its summit is on the verge of collapsing. So many people have died in the mines that Cerro Rico is now called the 'mountain that eats men'. In this captivating, moving tale of harrowing bravery and wistful beauty Ander Izagirre tells the story of the mountain and those who risk their lives in its shadow through the eyes of Alicia--a 14-year-old girl working in the dark, dangerous mines to support her family. Through her eyes we can come to know the story of postcolonial Bolivia."--Back cover
ER  -