Captain Swing


By: Hobsbawn, E.J.; Rude, George

Price: $25.00

Quantity: 1 available

Condition: Very Good

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Very nice, clean book with no names or writing, no bumps to boards, no tears or chips to jacket, and no price-clip. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar cover.Only real fault is some fadign to publisher's name at bottom of spine. The story of the revolt of agricultural laborers in 1830 England. The title comes from the signature most often added to threatening letters sent to landowners, parsons and well-to-do farmers demanding higher wages and the disuse of machinery. 384 pages

Title: Captain Swing

Author Name: Hobsbawn, E.J.; Rude, George

Location Published: Great Britain, Larence & Wishart: 1969

Binding: Hard Cover

Book Condition: Very Good

Jacket Condition: Very Good

Categories: England, European History, Agriculture

Seller ID: 27182

Keywords: a830 agricultural workers revolt england.