The Lancashire Cotton Industry: A History Since 1700
by Mary B. Rose
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When, on the eve of the First World War, the Lancashire cotton industry was at its peak, it employed over half a million people, and over one billion tons of raw cotton were landed annually at Liverpool, destined for the mills that dominated the urban landscape in south and east Lancashire. These mills and their workers supplied world markets with an eneormous volume and range of cotton goods, while Manchester became the county's commercial heart.This book is the first complete history of show more the industry which brought such prominence to Lancashire. Expert historians trace the rise and decline of the industry in an accessible manner, looking at such diverse aspects as technology, design, clothing, the business community, and how cotton changed the way in which people in the county lived and worked. -- show less
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