This book tells the story of the cotton industry from its spectacular growth during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to its devastating decline in the twentieth century.
This book tells the story of the cotton industry from its spectacular growth during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to its devastating d...
Most places in Britain have had some connection with the woollen industry. For several hundred years it was Britain's principal source of wealth.and provided more jobs than all the other industries put together. The country's fortunes were largely dependent on the wool trade, in which almost every family had a stake - from the spinster at her hand wheel to the merchant seeking foreign markets. Inn signs such as the Fleece and Ram remind us of the former importance of wool. So, too, do the splendid churches, mills and public buildings built by the successful entrepreneurs. The English...
Most places in Britain have had some connection with the woollen industry. For several hundred years it was Britain's principal source of wealth.an...
