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1 online resource |
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text file |
| 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 |
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Index -- Back Cover |
| Summary |
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 century. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Langley, John Baxter, 1819-1892.
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Social reformers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Social reformers. |
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Great Britain. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1837-1901 |
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781905816484 |
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Print version: 9781905816477 1905816472 (OCoLC)1259525328 |
| ISBN |
9781905816484 (electronic book) |
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1905816480 (electronic book) |
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9781905816477 |
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1905816472 |
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9781905816491 |
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1905816499 |
| Standard No. |
40030730456 |
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