A World Within a World: Manchester the Mills and the Immigrant Experience

About this book

As Manchester celebrates its 150th anniversary in 1996 this fascinating and moving book by Gary Samson brings to life the industrial and immigrant experiences which gave birth to this great city in the nineteenth century and continued to shape Manchesters destiny well into the twentieth century. More than 150 black & white photographs ranging from the 1860s to the 1930s lead us back into a part of Manchesters past which must never be allowed to be hidden or forgotten. Over a century ago Manchesters mills drew thousands of immigrants their differing aspirations struggles and destinies. In doing so he creates a vivid picture of life in Manchester over nearly a century of rapid industrial change.