Captain Swing was the signature attached to the threatening letters sent to landowners, parsons and well-to-do farmers by starving agricultural labourers, demanding justice, a rise in wages and the disuse of farm machinery. In 1830 discontent exploded throughout the southern and eastern counties of England. There were marches, threshing machines were destroyed, ricks and barns were put to the torch. 481 people were transported to Australia, 19 were exectued. This book looks at the workers struggle against poverty and ...
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Captain Swing was the signature attached to the threatening letters sent to landowners, parsons and well-to-do farmers by starving agricultural labourers, demanding justice, a rise in wages and the disuse of farm machinery. In 1830 discontent exploded throughout the southern and eastern counties of England. There were marches, threshing machines were destroyed, ricks and barns were put to the torch. 481 people were transported to Australia, 19 were exectued. This book looks at the workers struggle against poverty and degradation.
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Acceptable. Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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New York. 1969. Pantheon Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket W/A Tear At The Rear Spine. 384 pages. hardcover. keywords: History England Revolution. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A study of English agricultural labor in the 19th century. Two of the world's leading historians of revolution examine the movements of social protest that swept the English countryside during the period from 1790 to 1850, concentrating on the great uprising of 1830. inventory #21883.
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Add this copy of Captain Swing to cart. $10.00, good condition, Sold by G. J. Askins - Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Lebanon, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by NY: Pantheon, 1968.
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Good. No Jacket. 6 x 8 1/2. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 1st American. 6 x 8 1/2. 352 pages, w/map and table illust. Full black cloth exterior with Swing letters on front in red and title on spine in gold. Interior has prior owner name on front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked, tight and clean.
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Good in Good jacket. 384p. Text is clear on very lightly toned pages. Red boards titled in gilt-clean and lightly bumped Binding remains firm. Unclipped dust jacket is moderate shelf worn.
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Very good. 8vo, hardcover, red cloth. Vg condition in vg dj. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 384 pp.