Upstairs to a Mine (1976) ~ by Violet Boyce, and Mabel Harmer

Upstairs to a Mine  By Violet Boyce, and Mabel Harmer

Published: 1976   ISBN: 0874210852

Good condition, white hardcover with a dust jacket.  The dust jacket has some tears, and scuff marks.  The front flyleaf has writing in pencil and eraser marks.  Text and illustrations throughout are clean, clear, and legible.

Upstairs to a Mine, written by Violet Boyce and Mabel Harmer, is a nostalgic work of juvenile and family-oriented literature that portrays life in a mining community in the American West. Through the experiences of young characters growing up in a Latter-day Saint environment, the book reflects themes of family solidarity, faith, hard work, and the unique social world of early 20th-century mining towns. Blending gentle storytelling with moral and cultural insights, Boyce and Harmer present a warm depiction of childhood shaped by frontier industry and religious community, preserving a slice of Western and Latter-day Saint heritage for younger readers and families.