Secret Wigan

by Sue Gerrard

The Lancashire town of Wigan has prehistoric roots and developed in importance through Roman and medieval times. It played a leading role in the English Civil War, being occupied by the Parliamentarians. It grew dramatically during the Industrial Revolution, with its coal mines and cotton industry, and later came to prominence thanks to George Orwell's book The Road to Wigan Pier, which documented the poverty of the working classes in the 1930s. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398101672
• ISBN13: 9781398101678
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages