Author: R. S. FittonPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780678067581
Category : Cotton manufacture
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The families were creators of the cotton factory system, of Derbyshire, England.
The Strutts and the Arkwrights, 1758-1830
Author: R. S. FittonPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780678067581
Category : Cotton manufacture
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The families were creators of the cotton factory system, of Derbyshire, England.
The Strutts and the Arkwrights
Author: R. S. FittonThe Strutts and the Arkwrights
Author: R. S. FittonThe Strutts and the Arkwrights 1758-1830: a study of the early factory system
Author: R S. FittonThe Strutts and the Arkwrights, 1758-1830
Author: Richard S FittonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cotton manufacture
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Man's Work and Leisure
Author: N AndersonPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004666435
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The Arkwrights
Author: R. S. FittonPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719026461
Category : Cotton manufacture
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Richard Arkwright was born in Preston in 1732. He married Patience Holt in 1755 and had a son, Richard, in the same year. After Patience's death in 1756, he married Margaret Biggens in 1761. He passed away in 1792, and was buried at Smelting Mill Green, close to Cromford Bridge.
The Pen and the People
Author: Susan WhymanPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191615854
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Susan Whyman draws on a hidden world of previously unknown letter writers to explore bold new ideas about the history of writing, reading and the novel. Capturing actual dialogues of people discussing subjects as diverse as marriage, poverty, poetry, and the emotional lives of servants, The Pen and the People will be enjoyed by everyone interested in history, literature, and the intimate experiences of ordinary people. Based on over thirty-five previously unknown letter collections, it tells the stories of workers and the middling sort - a Yorkshire bridle maker, a female domestic servant, a Derbyshire wheelwright, an untrained woman writing poetry and short stories, as well as merchants and their families. Their ordinary backgrounds and extraordinary writings challenge accepted views that popular literacy was rare in England before 1800. This democratization of letter writing could never have occurred without the development of the Royal Mail. Drawing on new information gleaned from personal letters, Whyman reveals how the Post Office had altered the rhythms of daily life long before the nineteenth century. As the pen, the post, and the people became increasingly connected, so too were eighteenth-century society and culture slowly and subtly transformed.
The Origins of Modern English Society
Author: Harold PerkinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134425503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
A long-awaited revised edition of one of our key History titles - one of the bestselling titles on the list This is a seminal text of social history Has a new introduction that evaluates the book within its present historiographical context. Part of our informal 'Vintage' history series of new editions - with a new 'classic' look and new introduction by the author.
Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology
Author: Lance DayPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134650205
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1527
Book Description
This Biographical Dictionary seeks to put the world of technology in the context of those who have made the most important contribution to it. For the first time information has been gathered on the people who have made the most significant advances in technology. From ancient times to the present day, the major inventors, discoverers and entrepreneurs from around the world are profiled, and their contribution to society explained and assessed. Structure The Dictionary presents descriptive and analytical biographies of its subjects in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry provides detailed information on the individual's life, work and relevance to their particular field. * in the first part of the entry, the information will include the dates and places of the subject's birth and death, together with their nationality and their field of activity * in the main body of the entry there follows an account of their principal achievements and their significance in the history of technology, along with full details of appointments and honours * finally an annotated bibliography will direct the reader to the subject's principal writings and publications and to the most important secondary works which the reader can consult for further information. Special Features: * The first work in existence to examine technologists in detail * Contains over 1,500 entries giving detailed information * Extensive cross-references enable the reader to compare subjects and build up a picture of technological advance^ * Figures drawn from fields such as Aeronautics, Telecommunications, Architecture, Photography and Textiles