The Peterloo Massacre
Marlow, Joyce2018
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On August 16 1819, in St Peter's Field, Manchester, a large gathering in demand of parliamentary reform turned into a massacre, leaving dozens of people dead and hundreds more injured. This catastrophic event was one of the key moments of the age and eventually led to ordinary people gaining suffrage. This is the definitive account, telling the stories of real people - Joyce Marlow brings to life the atrocity the government attempted to cover up. This is the political awakening of the working class.
Main title:
The Peterloo Massacre / Joyce Marlow.
Author:
Marlow, Joyce, author
Imprint:
London : Ebury Press, 2018.
Collation:
ix, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Rapp & Whiting, 1969.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785038648 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.733073942.733073MAR942.733073MAR(648)942.733073 MAR942.733Local History 942.733073 MAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2654839