The Wheelwright's Shop (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521091954)

George Sturt's frank and moving account of his trade as a wheelwright in the late nineteenth century offers a unique glimpse into the working lives of craftsmen in a world since banished by technology. The wheelwright's shop where he entered business had been operating for two centuries; this chronicle, first published in 1923, is a poignant record of that tradition, written as it was passing into history. E. P. Thompson's new foreword acclaims the significance of Sturt's engaging narrative as a vital document in the history of labour at the turn of the century.

Author: George Sturt
ISBN-10: 0521091950
ISBN-13: 9780521091954
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1963
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d