Useful Toil: Autobiographies of Working People from the 1820's to the 1920's (Modern British History) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Useful Toil: Autobiographies of Working People from the 1820's to the 1920's (Modern British History) Book

Useful Toil engages freshly and directly with the "ordinary" people of the 19th century. John Burnett has assembled 27 telling extracts from the diaries and autobiographies of working people--wheelwrights and stone-masons, miners and munition workers, butlers and kitchen maids, navvies, carpenters, potters and ship assistants to list only a few. The men and women who speak in these pages concentrate on their working experiences, though they also write about their homes and their fears. Burnett's broad and sympathetic introductions focus and contextualize the wealth of material. These stories provide the antithesis of "great name" history, yet they constantly touch on human experiences that are timeless and universal.Read More

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  • 0415103991
  • 9780415103992
  • Proffessor John Burnett, John Burnett
  • 30 June 1994
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 400
  • 2
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