The radical campaigns of John Baxter Langley : : a keen and courageous reformer / / David George.
The work details the life and political career of John Baxter Langley, a once infamous but now largely forgotten Victorian reformer. Through a chronological narrative of his activities the work also provides an overview of many of the more significant political causes of the mid- to late nineteenth...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Exeter, England : : University of Exeter Press,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (128 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. The Early Years of John Baxter Langley
- 2. A Radical Voice, 1848-1858
- 3. Supporting the Miners, 1859-1860
- 4. Fighting Against Slavery, 1861-1864
- 5. Demanding the Franchise, 1858-1869
- 6. Challenging Sabbatarianism, 1856-1869
- 7. Contesting Prejudice, 1870
- 8. Nurturing the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, 1872-1873
- 9. Aspiring to Parliament, 1865-1874
- 10. Housing the Working Classes, 1870-1877
- Conclusion
- Postscript
- Bibliography Index
- Back Cover.