Tradesmen of the Thames. Success and failure among watermen and lightermen families of the upper tidal Thames, 1750-1901
Details:
- Author(s) Blomfield, David
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 2006
- Publisher University of Kingston
- Place Published Kingston upon Thames
Topics:
- Name Family & personal capitalism
- Name Micro-scale businesses
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Library:
- Name Kingston University Library
- City Kingston upon Thames
- County Surrey
- Country England
- Postcode KT2 7LB
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Notes:
Deals with success and failure of watermen and lightermen family businesses, identifying a broad range of factors influencing this [including intrinsic family ones] and noting that 'most' were survivors and generally were stronger in 1900 than in 1750. Located between Teddington and Chiswick