1st Edition
Harvesters and Harvesting 1840-1900 A Study of the Rural Proletariat
By David Hoseason Morgan
Copyright 1982
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the second half of the nineteenth century the enormous increase in agricultural production, unmatched by technical advance in harvesting, drew vast numbers of rural and migrant workers into the harvest that lasted from June to October.
This book, first published in 1982, examines the technology, conditions and customs of the harvest and, through that, the life of the rural population of... Read more
Editor’s Note; List of Abbreviations; 1. Low Farming to High 2. The Harvest Scene 3. Crops and Labour 4. Children’s Labour and Education 5. The Irish Harvesters 6. The Assessment of Harvest Earnings 7. Distribution and Methods of Harvest Payments 8. Social Discontent and Discord 9. Harvest Customs 10. Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Biography
David Hoseason Morgan
