Poetry of the Lancashire Cotton Famine (1861-65)

Poems

1. Th' Surat WeyverSongs of the People: Lancashire Dialect Poetry of the Industrial Revolution, by William Billington, 1977
2. South and North – Snake and Lion, by Laon, December 24, 1864
3. The Cream of Punch – 'Ink, Blood and Tears (The Taking of Fort Sumter)', by unknown, 11/5/61
4. Richard Cobden, by unknown, April 8th, 1865
5. Our Fathers Are Praying for Pauper Pay, by Gerald Massey, April 1, 1865