John Watts

The Facts of the Cotton Famine

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 1968
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9780714614090
• ISBN-10: 0714614092
• Artikelnr.: 21413290

Autorenporträt

John Watts was a magazine writer, columnist and editor for thirty years before building a schooner and sailing away. His travels took him to Mexico where he researched the true events upon which Abandoned is based.

Inhaltsangabe

CHAPTER I. Introduction CHAPTER II View of Employers and Operatives on
Improvements of Machinery CHAPTER III. Comparative Increase of Population
1801-1861 CHAPTER IV. Regularity and Punctuality a Feature of a Lancashire
Life CHAPTER V. Co-operative Stores and Manufacturing Companies CHAPTER VI.
Manchester in 1822 CHAPTER VII The American War CHAPTER VIII Incredulity
about the American War CHAPTER IX. Progress of Preston 1851-61 CHAPTER X.
Origin of the Mansion House Fund CHAPTER XI. Origin of the Central
Committee CHAPTER XII. The Policy of Emigration CHAPTER XIII. King Cotton
CHAPTER XIV. Reduction of Relief and Introduction of Ticket System at
Stalybridge CHAPTER XV. Action of the Poor-Law Board CHAPTER XVI. Growing
Monotony of Disciplinary Labour CHAPTER XVII Condition of Friendly
Societies CHAPTER XVIII. Effects of the Cotton Famine on Marriages CHAPTER
XIX. Gains and Losses CHAPTER XX. The Flax Trade CHAPTER XXI. The Woollen
and Worsted Trades CHAPTER XXII. Origin of the Cotton Supply Association
CHAPTER XXIII. Constitution and Utility of Chambers of Commerce CHAPTER
XXIV. Objects of Manchester Cotton Company