{"product_id":"labour-and-the-poor-volume-ix-birmingham-paperback","title":"Labour and the Poor Volume IX: Birmingham - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles MacKay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBirmingham in 1850. On the ground reporting of life in the manufacturing metropolis of Victorian Britain.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume Charles Mackay takes us to Birmingham where thousands of workshops were turning out a vast range of goods, supplying the nation and the world. From the makers of swords, matchetts, and bayonets to the manufacture of fire-arms. From pearl buttons to pens, from workers in glass to workers in brass. From the factory women to the Ragged Schools for their children and the amusements of the people - all this and much more is explored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Labour and the Poor\", the acclaimed investigation into the poor of England and Wales, was undertaken from 1849 to 1851 by \u003cem\u003eThe Morning Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, a leading London-based newspaper of the period. This remarkable series will take you into the cities, towns, and villages, into the mills, the factories, and the mines, hearing from the people themselves about their lives, their occupations, and their struggles for survival amidst the overwhelming poverty of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrought to you in its entirety, for the very first time, this extraordinary and unsurpassed investigation will show what life was really like in the mid-19th century - on the ground reporting at its very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume I: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Districts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHenry Mayhew.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume II: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Districts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHenry Mayhew.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume III: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Districts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHenry Mayhew.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume IV: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Districts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHenry Mayhew.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume V: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Manufacturing Districts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngus B. Reach.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume VI: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rural Districts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander Mackay and Shirley Brooks.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume VII: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rural Districts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander Mackay and Shirley Brooks.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume VIII: \u003cstrong\u003eWales. \u003c\/strong\u003eSpecial Correspondent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume IX: \u003cstrong\u003eBirmingham. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCharles Mackay.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume X: \u003cstrong\u003eLiverpool.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCharles Mackay.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47413364654258,"sku":"9781913515195","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ef4cf0b60ea1f8e137f414bc03e5e01a.webp?v=1778347817","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/labour-and-the-poor-volume-ix-birmingham-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}