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The general strike of 1842

Illustration of a strike meeting
Illustration of a strike meeting

A detailed, full-length history of the UK Chartist general strike of 1842 against pay cuts and for universal male suffrage, by Mick Jenkins with an introduction by John Foster.

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Mick Jenkins
Submitted by Anonymous on November 17, 2016

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General-strike-1842.pdf (10.94 MB)
  • manufacturing and materials
  • strikes
  • general strikes
  • United Kingdom
  • Chartists
  • 1842 general strike
  • Mick Jenkins
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