Liverpool 1840-49: A Decade of Change and Challenge, Triumph and Tragedy

By Tommy Allen

This book covers one of the most remarkable decades in Liverpool's famous history. In the 1840s Liverpool's population, institutions and structure changed dramatically. Liverpool 1840-49 details and explains how and why the changes occurred and they impacted upon the people of the town. Below is a summary of the book's chapters. 1: The Port*The demanding construction and opening of the famous Albert Dock*The establishment of the Cunard Line and other shipping lines; the good and not so good experiences of travellers including Charles Dickens and well known US passengers* Disasters at sea: the sinking of emigrant ships to America, Australia and Canada and the heroism of some individuals. 2: Health and Welfare *The recurring battles against epidemic diseases such as cholera and typhus *The temperance movement, led by a charismatic Irishman, and the role it played in making Liverpool the world's first package holiday destination3: Poverty, Wealth and Leisure, Charity*Individual stories from workhouse inmates and the underemployed dock workers*The lavish expenditure of the wealthy on material goods and leisure activities such as theatre-going (Tom Thumb made his first ever UK appearance in Liverpool and was adored by the middle class) *Liverpool philanthropists and the religious zeal attached to their charitable works 4: Crime and Punishment *The challenges of establishing the newly formed police force (some officers preferred a drink to duty)*Conditions inside Liverpool prisons and accounts of inmates*Notorious murder cases (including a controversial poaching case on Lord Derby's estate) and the chaotic scenes at public executions. 5: Liverpool and the Irish Famine*The tragic circumstances of thousands of starving Irish emigrants arriving in the town6: Religious clashes and Political Challenges*Sectarian violence between Catholics and Protestants*Police infiltration of Liverpool Chartists and Irish rebels

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520259867
• ISBN13: 9781520259864
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"