New Lanark Living with a Visionary by C A Hope

New Lanark Living with a Visionary by C A Hope

Following on from New Lanark Spinning New Lives, this is the second book in the New Lanark Trilogy, based on the true story of the birth of the New Lanark cotton mills, now a World Heritage Site in Scotland. Having lived for fifteen years under David Dale's benevolent management, the villagers greet the arrival of their new master, Robert Owen, with hostile anticipation. Owen is eager to create an example of his passionately held belief that factories could be managed without child labour, disease or distress to the workers.
With Britain struggling in a deep depression due to the war with France, failing harvests and rising social unrest, Owen encounters antagonism and obstacles at every turn. It is not long before the ripples of change reach Joe Scott and his family with far reaching consequences.

LINDSEY GIBB is a professional storyteller with over ten years' experience who loves discovering and telling stories about Scotland. She has performed at the Edinburgh International Storytelling Festival and the Enchanted Forest, as well as creating and delivering workshops for a variety of audiences. Her love of history and nature is reflected in her stories and in her work in Environmental Education and Wildlife and Species Protection.C.A. Hope grew up in Scotland surrounded by books and history and where reading and writing were encouraged. There is never a time when she is not absorbed in a writing project. Her enthusiasm for history drives her to bring the past alive by engaging and entertaining readers.

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ISBN 13	9781849144698
ISBN 10	1849144699
Title	New Lanark Living with a Visionary
Author	C A Hope
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cherry Bowen
Year published	2014-08-07
Number of pages	454
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