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History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. E-book. Formato PDF Edward Baines - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
Lancashire, so eminent in ages that are past for its baronial dignity, has in modern times become equally distinguished for its manufactures and commerce; and it has long been a matter of regret, that of this great division of the Kingdom there is no History at all worthy of its importance. The late venerable and learned Dr. Whitaker having written the History of one of the parishes of Lancashire, it is intended, in the volumes now announced for publication, to present to the public a History of all the Parishes, corresponding in some measure with that of the parish of Whalley - less antiquarian, indeed, and it is feared less profound, but somewhat more popular, and equally accurate.In exploring the historical treasures of this County for the purposes of a late publication, the Author of this work was surprised by the vast body of information dispersed throughout its various parishes, and gratified in the highest degree by the readiness with which it was every where laid open to his inspection: thus encouraged, his views expanded beyond their original limits, and though he sat down only to write a sketch, he rose with the ambition to complete a history of his native County. The materials which he thus collected, his close and extensive connexion with the County has enabled him continually so to increase, that they form a store more rich and varied, perhaps, than is possessed by any other individual in the kingdom, on the subject of Lancashire history; and he now submits to his readers, in a connected and condensed form, a work comprising all the valuable and curious matter which is scattered through piles of detached volumes, or locked up in the numerous unpublished pedigrees, and other MSS. in his possession, or to which he may have access.
History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain: With a Notice of Its Early History in the East, and in All the Quarters of the Globe. E-book. Formato PDF Edward Baines - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
These remarks apply with peculiar force to the arts by which clothing is produced, and, above all, to the Cotton Manufacture of England, which is the very creature of mechanical invention and chemical discovery, and which has, in its turn, rendered the most important service to science, as well as increased the wealth and power of the country.
A Visit to the Vaudois of Piedmont. E-book. Formato EPUB Edward Baines - Full Well Ventures, 2022 -
This book, “A Visit to the Vaudois of Piedmont,” describes, through the eyes of an Englishman, liberal politician and member of the English Parliament, the Protestant Waldensians whom he visited during excursions in the Piedmont region near the mountains of Northern Italy and Southern France, in the mid-19th century. The author dwells at length on the history of the region, the various religious wars and persecutions endured by the early Protestants, and also describes something of the village people and life in that mountainous area.