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Carpet Weavers and Carpet Masters: The hand loom carpet weavers of Kidderminster 1780 – 1850 by L. D. Smith
Developed out of research for a PH.D thesis, this book details the development of the carpet industry from 1780 – 1850. This book considered the economic and social impacts of great events like the Great Strike of 1828, the social lives of weavers and the popular politics of the chartist movement.