Sue Wilkes Books

She concentrates on the people who lived and worked on the waterways - the canal boatmen, their families and their way of life - and those who depended on the canal trade for a living - the lock-keepers, toll collectors, and canal company clerks. She provides a thorough, practical guide to the sources - the archives, books, websites, societies - available for researchers if they are studying our inland waterways, or trying to find out about an ancestor who worked on the canals or was connected with them. --

If you want to find out about Lancashires history, and particularly if you have family links to the area and your ancestors lived or worked in the county, then this is the ideal book for you. As well as helping you to trace when and where your ancestors were born, married and died, it gives you an insight into the world they knew and a chance to explore their lives at work and at home.

In-depth guide to childhood and education in the past * Describes childhood experiences at home, school, work and in institutions

"In a forgotten corner of western Kentucky lies a haunted forest referred to locally as 'The Deadening,' where vampire cults roam wild and time is immaterial. Our protagonist and his accomplice--the one and only Carver Canute--set out down the Old Spur Line in search of the legendary Kudzu House, where an old couple is purported to have been swallowed whole by a hungry vine"--Amazon.co

The narrative explores the harsh realities faced by children during the Industrial Revolution in Britain, detailing their grueling labor in mines, mills, and homes. It highlights the exploitation of young workers, including pauper apprentices and chimney sweeps, who contributed to the production of everyday items. The book also examines the efforts of reformers like Robert Owen and Lord Shaftesbury, who fought for improved conditions and education, revealing the long struggle to change societal attitudes toward childhood amid profit-driven interests.

This quirky title lifts the lid on the world of privilege depicted by Jane Austen, offering a sensory view of the era and revealing the grubby realities of life in Regency England.

The author uses contemporary accounts and official correspondence to explore the world of government spies and their prey during the turbulent Regency period.

Guide to the local and family history of Manchester and Salford