Working Lives by David Hall
Drawn together from hundreds of hours of first-hand interviews, Working Lives is a unique collection of oral testimonies from workers whose stories might not otherwise have been told: mill girls who risked life and limb in dusty, noisy weaving sheds;
Nostalgic and oddly moving. . Hall brilliantly describes the heat and dangers of the weaving sheds and coal mines * Daily Mail *
A timely memorial for a nation that loves its pastoral history but struggles with the nobility of the industrial age * Sunday Times *
A timely memorial for a nation that loves its pastoral history but struggles with the nobility of the industrial age * Sunday Times *
David Hall is a bestselling writer of non-fiction as well as a highly successful TV producer. His thirty years producing and directing network television programmes include a number of years at both Yorkshire Television and the BBC, as well as making landmark documentaries for Channel 4 and the History Channel.
The biographer of Fred Dibnah, he was also Fred’s TV producer and a close personal friend for many years. He has published a number of books celebrating Fred’s life and interests, as well as Manchester’s Finest, an account of life in Manchester in the aftermath of the Munich air disaster.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552162234 |
| ISBN 10 | 055216223X |
| Title | Working Lives |
| Author | David Hall |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
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