Set in a Silver SeaDoubleday, 1968 - 359 pages A social history of England from the days of the first Stuart king, James, when England was largely an agricultural and rural country, through the reign of Queen Victoria, when England had become the world's foremost industrial and Imperial giant. |
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Page 269
... Trade recovered , demand grew brisk , and the capital laid down in machines began to yield quick returns . At the same time the new railways cheapened the cost of provision , clothes and ... trade began to boom RAILROAD AND FREE TRADE 269.
... Trade recovered , demand grew brisk , and the capital laid down in machines began to yield quick returns . At the same time the new railways cheapened the cost of provision , clothes and ... trade began to boom RAILROAD AND FREE TRADE 269.
Page 306
... Trade Unions had made their appearance . The quiet years of widening trade and employment helped their growth , giving them cohesion , tradition and financial reserves . Local consolidation was usually followed by amalgamation on a ...
... Trade Unions had made their appearance . The quiet years of widening trade and employment helped their growth , giving them cohesion , tradition and financial reserves . Local consolidation was usually followed by amalgamation on a ...
Page 310
... Trade Unions establish the privileged position they sought.1 To a believer in great national institutions , preserving by their trusteeship undying liberties and rights , it was a position to which a Trade Union was entitled . To a ...
... Trade Unions establish the privileged position they sought.1 To a believer in great national institutions , preserving by their trusteeship undying liberties and rights , it was a position to which a Trade Union was entitled . To a ...
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The Breach with Rome | 7 |
Approach to the Capital 15 1 2000 | 15 |
Pepyss London | 22 |
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