Fieldens of Todmorden
Subtitle: a nineteenth century business dynasty
By: Brian R. Law ; with an introduction by Stanley Chapman.
Publisher: G. Kelsall
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Littleborough, Lancashire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
Subjects: Fielden Brothers Limited -- History.; Cotton textile industry -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Cotton manufacture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Industrialists -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Fielding family.; Todmorden (England) -- Biography.
Description: Joshua Fielden (1748-1811) established a cotton weaving industry in Todmorden, Lancashire, which "became one of the most successful nineteenth century business dynasties ... the author deals extensively with the contrasting personalities and lifestyles of the Fielden family through the generations and the ways in which the huge fortunes they had secured or inherited were used." --Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-287) and index.