Born: 11/02/1878   Stoke, Cornwall , England
Died: 1959
Parents: James Floyd and Mary Ann Thomas
Spouse: Lena
Children: L. Frances

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	The Long Winter Ends - Tells with letters the story of a young Cornish immigrant who works in the mines in the Upper Peninsula. Drawing on his own experience as a young Cornish immigrant in the mining communities of the Upper Peninsula, Thomas incorporated firsthand knowledge of the work routines of underground mining, as well as the inflections and patterns of Cornish speech, into this novel. With an introduction providing information about the cultural history of the Cornish, this narrative traces a Cornish emigrant's experience from the failure of the mines in Cornwall and his acceptance in America. Publication Years: 1941, 1998	Historical Fiction , Michigan History	Adult	New York : Macmillan, Detroit, MI : Wayne State University	1941

What is the aim or goal of your writing: Thomas incorporated first hand knowledge of the work routines and vocabulary of underground mining into his novel. With an introduction providing information about the cultural history of the Cornish, his narrative traces the Cornish emigrant experience from the failure of the mines in Cornwall, their hopes to preserve Cornish traditions in America, and then finally the acceptance of a future in America.

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