Business and Family in the North of England During the Early Industrial Revolution

Records of the Lives of Men and Women in Trade, 1788-1832
Herausgeber: Barker, Hannah; Hughes, David

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume of annotated primary sources focuses on the lives of tradesmen and women in the northern 'industrial' and commercial towns of Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool from 1788 to 1832. Insights are offered into their domestic, familial, 'personal' and spiritual lives, their business dealings and links with their wider communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 385
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780197266700
• ISBN-10: 0197266703
• Artikelnr.: 58773292

Autorenporträt

Hannah Barker is a historian of the north of England during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. She is Professor of British History at the University of Manchester and Director of the John Rylands Research Institute. She is also Chair of Manchester Histories, a charity that works to transform lives in Greater Manchester through histories and heritage and Historical Advisor for the National Trust at Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire. David Hughes is an independent historian with a degree in History from Bath Spa University. He works as a volunteer in the Community History section of Blackburn with Darwen Library.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
General introduction
1: Introduction to the Wilson Correspondence
2: The Wilson Correspondence
3: Introduction to John Coleman's Memoir and Accounts
4: John Coleman's Memoir
5: John Coleman's Accounts
6: Introduction to George Heywood's Diary and Memoir
7: George Heywood's Diary and Memoir
8: Introduction to Robert Ayrey's Letterbook
9: Robert Ayrey's Letterbook
Index