The six Chartist leaders profiled in this historical study reveal the texture and class dimensions of this push for democracy and social progress in the United Kingdom. From Richard Bagnall Reed, a blacksmith who managed the Newcastle Chronicle and ran guns to Garibaldi, and Reverend Henry Solly, a pamphleteer and Unitarian minister who campaigned for cooperatives and the abolition of slavery, to William Villiers Sankey, an aristocrat and member of Parliament, the social backgrounds of such champions of the Chartist movement are used to explore the role of the middle class in campaigns for working-class rights. Comparative analyses provide insights into the development of dissent and the nature of radicalism in the nineteenth century.

Friends of the People: The ‘Uneasy’ Radicals in the Age of the Chartists (Chartist Studies series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Ashton, Owen

Pickering, Paul A.

Historical

Merlin Press

Rising Above Fog is the true story of Owen Ashton s struggles with painful emotional scars left from the death of his nurturing mother at the age of ten. It outlines the subsequent trying years with his prominent authoritarian father and difficult second mother. It's an inspiring account of how he grew from unawareness of his feelings - to bitterness - and then - appreciation. It culminates with celebrating growth from years of emotional adversity and provides hope for others who struggle with depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem.

Rising Above Fog: A Riveting True Story of Personal Triumph

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

Snowy River Ventures, Incorporated

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