Preston Cotton Martyrs - The Millworkers Who Shocked a Nation (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

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. Child labour, shocking working conditions with appallingly long hours and pitifully low wages, as well as the constant risk of suffering horrific accidents in the cotton mills, all fostered a deep sense of hostility among the operatives towards the employers. Overcrowded and insanitary housing, disease, poverty and awful wretchedness were often to be witnessed in the fast-growing working-class districts of Preston.Against this backdrop the nascent trade unions and political and social reformers began to challenge the unbridled mastery of the millowners. Trade disputes, confrontations, lockouts, strikes and tragic episodes of violence were the inevitable consequence of this lethal mix of hardship and employer intransigence, and dominated affairs in the town for many years. This book by local author J.S. Leigh is a powerful indictment of the industrial system that caused such suffering to Preston's cotton 'martyrs'.

General

Imprint:	Palatine Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2008
Authors:	Jim S. Leigh
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-874181-45-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Textile industries Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Promotions
LSN:	1-874181-45-4
Barcode:	9781874181453

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