Life and Times of Samuel Crompton; with an introduction by Stanley D Chapman
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- Author(s) French, Gilbert J
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1970
- Pages 2nd ed; 299pp; illus
- Publisher Adams & Dart
- Place Published Bath
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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First published 1859 and for long regarded as the best biography of Crompton. Focuses largely on his business life, notably as an inventor but with some coverage of him as a manufacturer. Covers also the various attempts made to obtain financial recompense for his invention. Also covers his religious beliefs and activities