British Trade Unions, 1707a &quote;1918, Part I, Volume 4

Drawing from a variety of libraries and archives, this collection brings together material to illustrate the history of the development of trade unionism and industrial relations. It spans the period from the early journeymen''s trade societies as they emerged in the 18th-Century through to the end of the First World War. Part I, Volume 4 spans 1840-1864.