1st Edition
Labour and the Poor in England and Wales - The letters to The Morning Chronicle from the Correspondants in the Manufacturing and Mining Districts, the Towns of Liverpool and Birmingham, and the Rural Districts Volume I: Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire
Edited By J. Ginswick
Copyright 1983
334 Pages
by
Routledge
333 Pages
by
Routledge
333 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Morning Chronicle presented the state of the working classes of Britain before the public with clarity, insight and honesty. Consisting mainly of verbatim statements from the people themselves, it was a medium through which the previously inarticulate masses were able to speak with one firm voice.
First published in 1983, this book collates the letters from correspondents based in... Read more
List of Illustrations; Introduction; Appendix 1: Average Weekly Wages in Secondary Industry, England and Wales 1849-1851, by Industry; Appendix 2: Average Weekly Wages in Secondary Industry, England and Wales 1849-1851, by Size of Wage, Sex, Trade and Location; Select Bibliography: Great Britain 1750-1850; 1. Lancashire 2. Cheshire 3. Yorkshire; Index
Biography
J. Ginswick
