Description
"Callum Cant and Matthew Lee tell the remarkable story of the 1926 General Strike on its centenary. It is a compelling on-the-ground account of how workers brought the country to a standstill for nine extraordinary days. A journey through a Britain living on its nerves, from the London docklands to the South Wales coalfields and the railways and warehouses of middle England, this is social history at its most immediate and relevant"-- Provided by publisher.