{"product_id":"labour-and-the-poor-volume-charles-mackay-9781913515102","title":"Labour and the Poor Volume X: Liverpool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiverpool in 1850. On the ground reporting from this bustling port city - with personal accounts from the people themselves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiverpool was a city alive with people from all over the world - home to a multitude of sailors awaiting their next passage, Irish immigrants escaping famine at home, emigrants awaiting departure to the New World, and the \"crimps, sharpers, mancatchers, and the multifarious varieties of the genus 'rogue'\". Charles Mackay guides us around this dynamic city, through the docks, onto the emigrant ships, and into the back streets, giving us a memorable view of the city in early Victorian times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Labour and the Poor\", the acclaimed investigation into the poor of England and Wales, was undertaken from 1849 to 1851 by \u003cem\u003eThe Morning Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, a leading London-based newspaper of the period. This remarkable series will take you into the cities, towns, and villages, into the mills, the factories, and the mines, hearing from the people themselves about their lives, their occupations, and their struggles for survival amidst the overwhelming poverty of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrought to you in its entirety, for the very first time, this extraordinary and unsurpassed investigation will show what life was really like in the mid-19th century - on the ground reporting at its very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume I: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Districts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHenry Mayhew.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume II: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Districts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHenry Mayhew.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume III: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Districts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHenry Mayhew.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume IV: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Districts.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHenry Mayhew.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume V: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Manufacturing Districts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngus B. Reach.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume VI: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rural Districts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander Mackay and Shirley Brooks.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume VII: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rural Districts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander Mackay and Shirley Brooks.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume VIII: \u003cstrong\u003eWales. \u003c\/strong\u003eSpecial Correspondent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume IX: \u003cstrong\u003eBirmingham. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCharles Mackay.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume X: \u003cstrong\u003eLiverpool.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCharles Mackay.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles MacKay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913515109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913515102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ditto Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Charles MacKay","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45265123410175,"sku":"9781913515102","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f0dc471-d11e-4d96-a32f-99a5b5227dd0.jpg?v=1713420219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/labour-and-the-poor-volume-charles-mackay-9781913515102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}