Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Preston Cotton Martyrs
Download Preston Cotton Martyrs full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Preston Cotton Martyrs ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Book Synopsis Preston Cotton Martyrs by : J. S. Leigh
Download or read book Preston Cotton Martyrs written by J. S. Leigh and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preston was no ordinary town during the nineteenth century. While king cotton reigned supreme throughout Lancashire, the underlying ills associated with this industry were very often highlighted particularly starkly there. This book presents an indictment of the industrial system that caused such suffering to Preston's cotton 'martyrs'.
Download or read book Fossil Capital written by Andreas Malm and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping study of how capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power—and contributed to the worsening climate crisis The more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did manufacturers turn from traditional sources of power, notably water mills, to an engine fired by coal? Contrary to established views, steam offered neither cheaper nor more abundant energy—but rather superior control of subordinate labor. Animated by fossil fuels, capital could concentrate production at the most profitable sites and during the most convenient hours, as it continues to do today. Sweeping from nineteenth-century Manchester to the emissions explosion in China, from the original triumph of coal to the stalled shift to renewables, this study hones in on the burning heart of capital and demonstrates, in unprecedented depth, that turning down the heat will mean a radical overthrow of the current economic order. “The definitive deep history on how our economic system created the climate crisis. Superb, essential reading from one of the most original thinkers on the subject.” —Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything and The Shock Doctrine
Book Synopsis Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire by : Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
Download or read book Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire written by Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Preston Court Leet Records by : Preston (Lancashire, England). Court Leet
Download or read book Preston Court Leet Records written by Preston (Lancashire, England). Court Leet and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cotton Mills of Preston by : Colin Dickinson
Download or read book Cotton Mills of Preston written by Colin Dickinson and published by Spotlight Poets. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's unique record of the mills of Preston will enthral those who worked in the mills and is a rich source of information for anyone interested in cotton mills and steam power. This invaluable book is the product of the author's passionate interest in the mills which forested Preston's skyline until the latter half of the last century. Colin Dickinson has always been fascinated by the mills, and more specifically the engines which powered them. Without these astonishing machines, mass production of cotton would not have been possible. Many years of meticulous research, supported by visits to mills and interviews with mill workers, has resulted in a book which no-one else could have written in this way. Mill after mill was demolished when King Cotton died, but the author had the foresight to photograph large numbers of them before they disappeared from view. His images stand as a permanent record of an industry and way of life that survive only in the memories of the thousands of Preston folk who worked in the mills. Decade by decade this book charts the role of steam power in the great mills of Preston during the century-and-a-half of their operation.In chronological order it lists every cotton factory to appear on the scene, presenting building dates, site layouts, constructional details, spindleage, loomage, ownerships and final closure dates. Cotton Mills of Preston: The Power Behind the Thread' will enthral those who worked in the mills and is a rich source of information for anyone interested in cotton mills and steam power.
Book Synopsis Unpublished Documents Relating to the English Martyrs by : John Hungerford Pollen
Download or read book Unpublished Documents Relating to the English Martyrs written by John Hungerford Pollen and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Longman Handbook to Modern British History 1714 - 2001 by : Chris Cook
Download or read book Longman Handbook to Modern British History 1714 - 2001 written by Chris Cook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact and accessible reference work provides all the essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern British history from the death of Queen Anne to the end of the 1990s. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History has been extended to include a fully-revised bibliography (reflecting the wealth of newly published material in recent years), the new statistics on social and economic history and an expanded glossary of terms. The political chronologies have been revised to include the electoral defeat of John Major and the record of New Labour in office. Designed for the student and general reader, this highly-successful handbook provides a wealth of varied data within the confines of a single volume.
Book Synopsis The British National Bibliography by : Arthur James Wells
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 2744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis British Trade Unions, 1707-1918, Part II by : W Hamish Fraser
Download or read book British Trade Unions, 1707-1918, Part II written by W Hamish Fraser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 1600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 8 volumes of British Trade Unions 1707-1918, reproduced in facsimile, showing the many significant pamphlets, essays, articles and letters from this important period in British history. Presented chronologically, the texts re-map the history of the trade union, contextualising its development from inception through to the 20th Century. Part 2 includes Volumes 5 to 8.
Book Synopsis British Trade Unions, 1707-1918, Part II, Volume 8 by : W Hamish Fraser
Download or read book British Trade Unions, 1707-1918, Part II, Volume 8 written by W Hamish Fraser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from a variety of libraries and archives, this collection brings together material to illustrate the history of the development of trade unionism and industrial relations. It spans the period from the early journeymen's trade societies as they emerged in the 18th-Century through to the end of the First World War. This is the final volume of 8, Part II Vol 8 spans 1912-1918.
Book Synopsis Early Trade Unionism by : Malcolm Chase
Download or read book Early Trade Unionism written by Malcolm Chase and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the heartland of British labour history, trade unionism has been marginalised in much recent scholarship. In a critical survey from the earliest times to the nineteenth century, this book argues for its reinstatement. Trade unionism is shown to be both intrinsically important and to provide a window onto the broader historical landscape; the evolution of trade union principles and practices is traced from the seventeenth century to mid-Victorian times. Underpinning this survey is an explanation of labour organisation that reaches back to the fourteenth century. Throughout, the emphasis is on trade union mentality and ideology, rather than on institutional history. There is a critical focus on the politics of gender, on the demarcation of skill and on the role of the state in labour issues. New insight is provided on the long-debated question of trade unions’ contribution to social and political unrest from the era of the French Revolution through to Chartism.
Book Synopsis Heroes and Martyrs of Inventions by : George Makepeace Towle
Download or read book Heroes and Martyrs of Inventions written by George Makepeace Towle and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS:Early InventorsLaurence Coster, the Discoverer of Type PrintingJohn Gutenberg, the Inventor of the Printing PressPalissy the PotterWilliam Lee, the Inventor of the Stocking FrameThe Builders of The EddystoneThe Inventors of Cotton MachineryJames Watt, the Inventor of the Steam EngineThe Montgolfiers and the BalloonHumphry Davy and the Safety LampJames Nasmyth and the Steam HammerGeorge Stephenson, the Inventor of the Railway LocomotiveRobert Stephenson, the Great Bridge BuilderRobert Fulton and the Steam BoatThe Struggles of Charles GoodyearElias Howe and the Sewing MachineIron and Its Workers
Book Synopsis The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 by : Chris Cook
Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 written by Chris Cook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-11-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815–1914 is an accessible and indispensable compendium of essential information on the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Using chronologies, maps, glossaries, an extensive bibliography, a wealth of statistical information and nearly two hundred biographies of key figures, this clear and concise book provides a comprehensive guide to modern British history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the outbreak of the First World War. As well as the key areas of political, economic and social development of the era, this book also covers the increasingly emergent themes of sexuality, leisure, gender and the environment, exploring in detail the following aspects of the nineteenth century: parliamentary and political reform chartism, radicalism and popular protest the Irish Question the rise of Imperialism the regulation of sexuality and vice the development of organised sport and leisure the rise of consumer society. This book is an ideal reference resource for students and teachers alike.
Download or read book Insanitary City written by Paul Laxton and published by Carnegie Pub.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Insanitary City will be an invaluable addition to historical knowledge in this area and seems destined to become the standard reference work ... I believe it will be a classic of its genre.'
Book Synopsis Beechams, 1848-2000 by : Thomas Anthony Buchanan Corley
Download or read book Beechams, 1848-2000 written by Thomas Anthony Buchanan Corley and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 28 a poorly educated but resourceful Oxfordshire shepherd took the historic step of moving 200 miles north to Lancashire in order to attempt a new career making and selling medicinal pills. Thomas Beecham already had a passing interest in pharmacy and for many years had concocted remedies for the farm animals under his care, but even he could not have believed that the firm he began with faltering steps would endure and prosper into the twenty-first century. This lively and thoroughly researched book traces Beecham's progress from home-made pills to the most advanced antibiotics. Early chapters describe, in a readable and engaging style, a number of colourful and turbulent episodes involving the talented but wayward founding family. Musical enthusiasts will welcome new background detail about Sir Thomas Beecham, while business historians, management specialists and economists are given an authoritative account of how a modest firm managed to survive and prosper over a century and a half. Many others will just enjoy a good read.
Book Synopsis Congregational Communion by : Francis J. Bremer
Download or read book Congregational Communion written by Francis J. Bremer and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1994 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puritan studies is one of the most heavily researched areas of scholarship in both England and the United States. In this in-depth exploration of the relationship between Puritans in England and New England, Francis J. Bremer challenges the view that the colonists turned away from English Puritans in the 1640s. Rather, he convincingly demonstrates that the two communities retained a complex, symbiotic connection - a communion - throughout the seventeenth century, and that the clergy on both sides of the Atlantic saw themselves as closely linked in their spiritual mission. Focusing on the interaction between social experience and the shaping of belief, Bremer thoroughly analyzes how Puritan clergymen of a congregational persuasion came together in a godly communion and examines how that communion sustained them in times of trouble and physical dispersal. He explains the social forces that led to the articulation of early Congregationalism and details the significance of trans-Atlantic religious exchanges through correspondence, associations, publications, and other devices. Bremer traces the first-generation Puritans from their formative years at Cambridge University through the creation of a network of clerical friendships, through the flight to Holland and to New England, to the death of Oliver Cromwell and the beginnings of division within Congregationalism. This thought-provoking volume makes a solid contribution to Puritan studies and offers a basis for further discussions of the trans-Atlantic aspects of the Congregational community.
Download or read book Secret Preston written by Keith Johnson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Preston's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
