A Forgotten Industry. The alum shale industry of north east Yorkshire
Details:
- Author(s) Appleton, Peter
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2018
- Pages 266pp; illus
- Publisher Boroughgate Books
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- Name National Library of Scotland
- City Edinburgh
- County Lothian
- Country Scotland
- Postcode EH1 1EW
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Notes:
Focuses on the period 1600 to 1870, dealing with 'landowners, proprietors, works managers, and the full spectrum of the workforce'; in detail the sailing ships used to transport the raw materials and finished product; supply and distribution networks; etc