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Ramlin Rose
Sheila Stewart
其他書名
The Boatwoman's Story
出版Oxford University Press, 1994
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / WomenHistory / GeneralHistory / Europe / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Modern / 20th Century / GeneralSocial Science / Women's Studies
ISBN01928530239780192853028
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=U1nYeIIibxsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋From the turn of the century to the late 1950s, horse-drawn narrow boats were a familiar sight on Britain's canals. Carrying a wide variety of cargoes to such destinations as the Potteries, the textile mills of Lancashire, the papermills of London, the colleges of Oxford, they struggled on against increasing competition from rail and road traffic to maintain their place in the country's economy. Yet, little has been recorded about the lives of the canal families, and in particular, the women.