Capital and Innovation : How Britain Became the First Industrial Nation: A Study of the Warrington, Knutsford, Northwich and Frodsham Area 1500-1780
Book No. : 027703
Author: Foster, Charles F.
ISBN: 0951838245
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
PublishingDate: 2004
Publisher: Arley Hall Press
Availability: In Stock
Price: £8.50
No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny crease to upper corner of rear cover,. none to front, single crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 373pp.
This detailed study of a small area of the Mersey basin in north Cheshire shows that in the 16th centry, there was a major redistribution of wealth away from the Church, the Crown and the major gentry and as a result, a business society emerged in the North-West of England in the 17th century. Illustrated.