The Revolt of the Field (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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From quiet cottages to a national movement, this book chronicles the birth of the English agricultural laborers’ revolt. It traces Canon Girdlestone’s early efforts, the rise of Joseph Arch, and the passion that sparked the first great Labourers’ meetings. Follow the unfolding story of how a village life in Barford helped ignite a movement that challenged old power and reshaped rural England.

This edition gathers key events, people, and debates that shaped the campaign for labor reform. It highlights the movement’s ambitions, its clashes with established interests, and the practical questions about cottages, wages, and rights that drove the era’s politics. Readers will see how ordinary workers, local advocates, and public opinion converged to push for change.

• Biographical sketches of central figures and their motives


• Accounts of early meetings, debates, and public actions


• Discussion of housing, wages, and the social roots of reform


• Snapshots of cross‑Atlantic and imperial connections that influenced the cause

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