Liverpool 1840-49: A Decade of Change and Challenge, Triumph and Tragedy - Couverture souple

Allen, Tommy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1520259867 ISBN 13 : 9781520259864

Editeur : Independently published, 2017

Synopsis

This book covers one of the most remarkable decades in Liverpool's famous history. In the 1840s Liverpool's population, institutions and structure changed dramatically. Liverpool 1840-49 details and explains how and why the changes occurred and they impacted upon the people of the town. Below is a summary of the book's chapters. 1: The Port•The demanding construction and opening of the famous Albert Dock•The establishment of the Cunard Line and other shipping lines; the good and not so good experiences of travellers including Charles Dickens and well known US passengers• Disasters at sea: the sinking of emigrant ships to America, Australia and Canada and the heroism of some individuals. 2: Health and Welfare •The recurring battles against epidemic diseases such as cholera and typhus •The temperance movement, led by a charismatic Irishman, and the role it played in making Liverpool the world’s first package holiday destination3: Poverty, Wealth and Leisure, Charity•Individual stories from workhouse inmates and the underemployed dock workers•The lavish expenditure of the wealthy on material goods and leisure activities such as theatre-going (Tom Thumb made his first ever UK appearance in Liverpool and was adored by the middle class) •Liverpool philanthropists and the religious zeal attached to their charitable works 4: Crime and Punishment •The challenges of establishing the newly formed police force (some officers preferred a drink to duty)•Conditions inside Liverpool prisons and accounts of inmates•Notorious murder cases (including a controversial poaching case on Lord Derby’s estate) and the chaotic scenes at public executions. 5: Liverpool and the Irish Famine•The tragic circumstances of thousands of starving Irish emigrants arriving in the town6: Religious clashes and Political Challenges•Sectarian violence between Catholics and Protestants•Police infiltration of Liverpool Chartists and Irish rebels

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1520259867
• ISBN 13: 9781520259864
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 241
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg