When I Was a Child - Growing Up in the Potteries in the 1840s (Paperback)

Charles Shaw was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire in 1832. When I Was A Child is an autobiographical account of his early life working in the pottery industry-first, at the age of seven, as a mould-runner, and later as a handle maker. He describes many incidents in his life, including a brief spell in the workhouse, a rare outing to Trentham, the Pottery Riots of 1842, and how he eventually became a local preacher. The book is a moving, first-hand record of social conditions and child labour in the pottery industry, and provides a fascinating insight into the social history of The Potteries. Shaw's work originally appeared in 1893 as a series of anonymous articles in the Staffordshire Sentinel and, in 1903, it was published as a book under the title An Old Potter. 110 years later, this re-issued edition brings his recollections to a new, twenty-first century audience, revealing what life was really like for the working classes in the 1840s.

General

Imprint:	Dormouse Press, an imprint of Guidemark Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	December 2013
Authors:	Charles Shaw
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-0-9576704-1-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-9576704-1-9
Barcode:	9780957670419

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