The Peterloo Massacre
$37.54
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2018
Summary
The defining historical account of the Peterloo Massacre.
Unity of the oppressed can make a difference in politically uncertain times.
A peaceful protest turned tragedy; this is the true story of the working-class fight for the vote. On August 16, 1819, in St. Peter’s Field, Manchester, a large non-violent gathering demanding parliamentary reform turned into a massacre, leaving many dead and hundreds more injured.
This catastrophic event was one of the key moments of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785038648 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785038648 |
| Author: | The Estate of Joyce Marlow |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 125mm x 197mm |
Critics Review
“One of our nation’s defining moments.” –Stuart Maconie
‘One of our nation’s defining moments’ – Stuart Maconie
The Estate of Joyce Marlow
Joyce Marlow was born and raised in Manchester in the 1930s. Soon after the Second World War, she became an actress and later a full-time writer. A life-long Labour supporter and feminist, she edited anthologies such as The Virago Book of Women and the Great War, as well as Suffragettes: The Right to Vote for Women. She was also the winner of the Romantic Novelists’ Best Historical Novel Award. Married with two sons, she lived in the High Peak District in Derbyshire.
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