It Happened in Lancashire
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From the world's largest tripe factory to the Battle of Wigan Lane; from the Peterloo massacre to the first British canal -- Lancashire can claim it all.
It was one of the poorest parts of Britain due to its difficult terrain, poor soil, estuaries and bogs, but it went on to become one of the wealthiest through coal, cotton and slavery. Lancashire had:
- the first town to be lit by gas
- the first council houses
- the first...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1906122393
ISBN13:9781906122393
Release Date:March 2012
Publisher:Merlin Unwin Books
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 8.1"
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