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Sue Wilkes

    Sue Wilkes se concentre sur la vie des gens ordinaires et leurs expériences pendant la Révolution Industrielle. Son travail révèle l'héroïsme silencieux et la résilience de ceux qui ont construit la Grande-Bretagne industrielle. Wilkes apporte une sensibilité personnelle et une observation fine à l'écriture historique. Ses récits redonnent vie au passé, donnant une voix à ceux qui sont souvent négligés.

    Young Workers of the Industrial Age
    The Vine That Ate The South
    • 2024

      Young Workers of the Industrial Age

      Child Labour in the 18th and 19th Centuries

      • 278pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      The narrative explores the harsh realities faced by children during the Industrial Revolution in Britain, detailing their grueling labor in mines, mills, and homes. It highlights the exploitation of young workers, including pauper apprentices and chimney sweeps, who contributed to the production of everyday items. The book also examines the efforts of reformers like Robert Owen and Lord Shaftesbury, who fought for improved conditions and education, revealing the long struggle to change societal attitudes toward childhood amid profit-driven interests.

      Young Workers of the Industrial Age
    • 2020

      The Vine That Ate The South

      • 218pages
      • 8 heures de lecture
      3,7(669)Évaluer

      "In a forgotten corner of western Kentucky lies a haunted forest referred to locally as 'The Deadening,' where vampire cults roam wild and time is immaterial. Our protagonist and his accomplice--the one and only Carver Canute--set out down the Old Spur Line in search of the legendary Kudzu House, where an old couple is purported to have been swallowed whole by a hungry vine"--Amazon.co

      The Vine That Ate The South