A Narrative of the Riots in Birmingham, July, 1791. (Two Letters.).
Author : Catherine Hutton
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,19 MB
Release : 1875
Category : Birmingham (England)
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Author : Catherine Hutton
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,19 MB
Release : 1875
Category : Birmingham (England)
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Page : 84 pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 1791
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Author : Matthews, Arthur Bache, pub
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Page : 60 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 1863
Category : Birmingham (England)
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Page : pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 1791
Category : Electronic book
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 1867
Category : Birmingham (England)
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 14,77 MB
Release : 1791
Category : Riots
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Author : Susan E. Whyman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 29,99 MB
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0192518704
The Useful Knowledge of William Hutton shows the rapid rise of a self-taught workman and the growing prominence of the city of Birmingham during the two major events of the eighteenth-century - the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment. Hutton achieved wealth, land, status, and literary fame, but later became a victim of violent riots. The book boldly claims that an understanding of the Industrial Revolution requires engagement with the figure of the 'rough diamond', a person of worth and character, but lacking in manners, education, and refinement. A cast of unpolished entrepreneurs is brought to life as they drive economic and social change, and improve their towns and themselves. The book also contends that the rise of Birmingham cannot be understood without accepting that its vibrant cultural life was a crucial factor that spurred economic growth. Readers are plunged into a hidden provincial world marked by literacy, bookshops, printing, authorship, and the spread of useful knowledge. We see that ordinary people read history and wrote poetry, whilst they grappled with the effects of industrial change. Newly discovered memoirs reveal social conflict and relationships in rare detail. They also address the problems of social mobility, income inequality, and breath-taking technological change that continue to perplex us today.
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Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
Release : 1791
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Author : BIRMINGHAM.
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Page : 76 pages
File Size : 26,20 MB
Release : 1791
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Author : Joseph Priestley
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Page : 228 pages
File Size : 29,18 MB
Release : 2008-06-01
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ISBN : 9781436768740
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.