The Poor in England, 1700-1850

The Poor in England, 1700-1850
Author: Steven King
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 1580
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780719061592

This study explores the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and the ways in which the poor made ends meet. The chapters examine how advantages gained from access to common land, mobilization of kinship support, crime, and other marginal resources could prop up struggling households.

The Making of Steam Power Technology

The Making of Steam Power Technology
Author: Alessandro Nuvolari
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013-09-28
Genre: Industrial revolution
ISBN: 9780754657507

The central theme of this book is the process through which steam power first emerged and then grew into a major industrial technology, from the early 18th to the mid-19th centuries. By applying contemporary economic theory to the history of technological change, Dr Nuvolari argues that we can gain a better understanding of the factors that led to steam power becoming a driving force in the Industrial Revolution.

Picturesque London

Picturesque London
Author: Percy Fitzgerald
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2022-09-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Picturesque London" by Percy Fitzgerald. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Old Printer and the Modern Press

The Old Printer and the Modern Press
Author: Charles Knight
Publisher: London : J. Murray
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1854
Genre: Book industries and trade Great Britain History
ISBN:

Part I, "The old printer", is a revised edition of the author's "William Caxton", 1844; pt. II. "The modern press" is "a view of the progress of the press to our own day, especially in relation to ... cheap popular literature".