A Description of the Country from Thirty to Forty Miles Round Manchester

by John Aikin

Book Overview

The late eighteenth century saw Manchester and its surrounding areas undergo significant change as industrialisation fuelled urbanisation and population growth. In this classic 1795 account, the physician and prolific writer John Aikin (1747-1822) gathers together information on the settlements at the heart of manufacturing and trade in north-west England, covering the vital network of waterways as well as the surrounding countryside. Revealing the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108075843
• ISBN13: 9781108075848
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 762 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.3" x 11.7"