The Classic Slum
Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, History
| Author: | Robert Roberts | ISBN: | 9780141932354 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | July 26, 1990 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Roberts |
| ISBN: | 9780141932354 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | July 26, 1990 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degredation, and, despite great resources of human courage, few could escape such a prison.
A study which combines personal reminiscences with careful historical research, the myth of the 'good old days' is summarily dispensed with; Robert Roberts describes the period of his childhood, when the main affect of poverty in Edwardian Salford was degredation, and, despite great resources of human courage, few could escape such a prison.
