{"product_id":"sons-of-vulcan-ironworkers-and-steelmen-in-scotland","title":"Sons of Vulcan Ironworkers and Steelmen in Scotland","description":"\u003c!-- KATE'S TREASURES15 — DAD'S BOOKS FORMAT (Mobile-friendly) --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; color: #1b1b1b;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eSons of Vulcan: Ironworkers and Steelmen in Scotland\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eA fascinating and deeply human look at the men, furnaces, foundries, and steelworks that shaped generations of Scottish working life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eSome items on Kate's Treasures15 are chosen because they are beautiful or useful. Some are here because they meant something to my dad. 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This is one of those books that clearly spoke to him personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eWritten by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Duncan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSons of Vulcan\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history of Scotland’s ironworkers and steelmen across more than three centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eThe book covers foundries, furnaces, mills, industrial communities, trade unions, and the dangerous but highly skilled work carried out by generations of men whose lives revolved around iron and steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eRich with archive photography and historical detail, it is an excellent read for those interested in Scottish history, labour history, industrial Britain, and working class life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; height: 4px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 16px 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0b3d91, #1e90ff);\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e📖 About This Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Language\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eScottish \u0026amp; Industrial History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 18px; padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert Duncan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Birlinn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThemes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scotland, labour history, steel industry, foundries, ironworkers, industrial Britain, working class history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px; margin: 0 0 14px 0; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGeneral storage wear to the cover with light edge and fore edge wear and minor creasing, with a mark on the title page. However, pages are clean and fully readable. Please see photos.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px; margin: 0 0 14px 0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0b3d91, #1e90ff); color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eArya's Approval\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"opacity: 0.98;\"\u003eRight darlings… molten steel, roaring furnaces, proper Scottish industrial history, and men doing jobs tough enough to make modern office workers cry into their oat milk lattes. 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