The Peterloo Massacre
Reid, Robert William2018
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A compelling account of one of the darkest days in Britain's social history. On 16th August 1819, a strong force of yeomanry and regular cavalry charged into a crowd of more than 100,000 workers who had gathered on St Peter's Field in Manchester for a meeting about Parliamentary reform. This violent, startling event became known as Peterloo, one of the darkest days in Britain's social history. This book provides a revealing narrative account of the events leading up to Peterloo, starkly describes the actions of that fateful day and examines its aftermath.
Main title:
The Peterloo Massacre / Robert Reid.
Author:
Reid, Robert William, author
Imprint:
London : Windmill Books, 2018.
Collation:
xiv, 370 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: William Heinemann, 1989.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781786090409 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.733073942.733 942.733 REI942.733073 REI
Local class:
S/E 17
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2659550