The Lancashire Cotton Famine, 1861-1865

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  • Name Geopolitical event, natural disaster, etc, impact on business inc end of empire, war, disease, catastrophe, etc, exc industrial conflict
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First published 1934. Reprinted 1969 with additional chapters covering Scotland and Europe. Derived from doctoral thesis. Has chapters: 'Lancashire cotton industry in 1860'; 'Commercial aspects of the cotton famine'; 'Cotton supply'; 'Relief of distress in Lancashire'; 'The Lancashire cotton operatives during the famine'; 'The cotton famine in Scotland and the relief of distress, 1862-64'; 'The cotton famine on the Continent, 1861-64'