Land and Labour by Martin Crawford

Land and Labour by Martin Crawford

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This book is a history of the Potters’ Emigration Society from its founding in 1844 to its dissolution in early 1851. The Society, which became a national organisation after 1848, sought to solve the problems of surplus labour by turning workers into frontier farmers. It was the most significant industrial emigration scheme of its period. -- .

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Land and Labour by Martin Crawford

This book is a history of the Potters Emigration Society from its founding in 1844 to its dissolution in early 1851. The Society, which became a national organisation after 1848, sought to solve the problems of surplus labour by turning workers into frontier farmers. It was the most significant industrial emigration scheme of its period. -- .
Martin Crawford is Emeritus Professor of Anglo-American History at Keele University
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ISBN 13 9781526171351
ISBN 10 152617135X
Title Land and Labour
Author Martin Crawford
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 2024-05-21
Number of pages 272
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