Oxford, the Thames and Leisure. A history of Salter Bros, 1858-2010
Details:
- Author(s) Wenham, Simon
- Publication type Dissertation, DPhil
- Year published 2012
- Publisher University of Oxford
- Place Published Oxford
Topics:
- Name Small businesses
- Name Family & personal capitalism
- Name Workers / employee & work, women & men
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Library:
- Name Oxford University Libraries
- City Oxford
- County Oxfordshire
- Country England
- Postcode OX1 3BG
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Notes:
Deals with the activities of the firm, focusing on its contribution to the sport of rowing, small craft building, passenger services, pleasure boat operations and property development. In particular explores Salters as a small firm and the firm's employees and their management. Has chapters: 'Sport of rowing'; 'Boat building'; 'Thames pleasure boating'; 'Thames passenger services'; 'Property'; 'Workforce'