Golden Days - Lemmenjoki Gold Fields - Seppo Kummala

Golden Days - A Contemporary Description from the Lemmenjoki Gold Fields - englanninkielinen teos 

Golden Days – nykyaikainen kuvaus Lemmenjoen kultakentiltä - Seppo Kummalan teos Onnen hippuja englannin kielelle käännettynä.

Heinäkuussa 2011 voimaan astunut uusi kaivoslaki on lopettamassa ammattimaisen kullanhuuhdonnan. Golden Days teos dokumentoi Lemmenjoen kullankaivajien työtä – juuri ennen kuin ammattikunta kokonaan katoaa.

Kieli: englanti 

Teksti: Seppo Kummala

Englanniksi kääntänyt  Tiina Mykkänen

Valokuvat: Ilkka Ärrälä

Kustantaja    Törmä-Ärrälä Ltd - Helsinki - Finland

Kovakantinen / kuvakantinen kirja

Sivumäärä 208

Käännetty teoksesta: alkuperäisen teoksen nimi Onnen hippuja

Kirjan koko 24,5 x 27,5 x 1,9 cm

Paino 1,29 kg

Painettu Otava Book Printing Ltd - Keuruu 2012

Art Silk paperille painettu, runsaasti kuvitettu kirja  

Siistikuntoinen, muutamia kertoja selailtu kirja.

Takakannen teksti:
Golden Days describes gold prospecting in Finnish Lapland in the 2010s. This amply illustraded book presents every season in the affluent gold fields of Lemmenjoki, in the fjelds beyond a trackless trek.
A long time has passed since man, armed only with a shovel and a pan, was enough to pan for gold. A world of lonely men has been transformed into a workplace and home for families. Over decades, they have learnt to make the most of the land without losing respect for the environment. A short summer translates to a short and busy mining season. Nevertheless, excavators come to a stand-still when a wagtail nested underneath them has new additions to its family.
Seppo Kummala's texts present the history of claims and mining districts, family stories, and achievements of gold prospectors. Even the harsh facts of life are narrated warmly: what it feels like when you work around the clock, when service runs are long and arduous, costs high, and the land does not yield the desired gold.
Ilkka Ärrälä's photographs demonstrate life in Lemmenjoki, amid its unforgettable nature. Readers can easily sense the unique atmosphere and the driving force of this small community. 
Golden Days also shares the communal joy arising from gold strikes. The backbreaking toil ceases when the miners come together to enjoy a merry Midsummer party or to celebrate the traditional Pekka's Day festivities.
The new Mining Act of Finland that entered into force in July 2011 is terminating mechanised gold panning. Golden Days documents the work of miners in Lemmenjoki - just before their profession dies out completely.
 

Hakusanat: kullan huuhdonta kullanhuuhdonta kullankaivuu kaivuu kultakaivos kaivos Lemmenjoki kultakenttä kulta