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The Wheelwright's Shop George Sturt

The Wheelwright's Shop par George Sturt

The Wheelwright's Shop George Sturt


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Résumé

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 Résumé

The Wheelwright's Shop George Sturt

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.

The Wheelwright's Shop Avis

' ... a classic ... Mr Sturt's masterpiece. A delightfully urbane and informing book, full of valuable material for the social historian and a sheer pleasure to read.' New Statesman
'It shows in the author a combination of the gifts of a handicraftsman, the actual maker of things, with the powers of a writer, in a way not common in English literature.' The Times Literary Supplement

Sommaire

1. Origins; 2. Timber; 3. General work; 4. Wheels; 5. Tyring; 6. Smithing and sundries; 7. The old order changing; Notes; Glossary; Index.

Informations supplémentaires

GOR002886633
9780521091954
0521091950
The Wheelwright's Shop George Sturt
Occasion - État d'usage
Broché
Cambridge University Press
1963-01-01
264
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