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Published by - Hodder and Stoughton Condition - Near Fine
10 Published by - Hodder and Stoughton Condition - Near Fine Size - 245x175mm Jacket Condition - Very Good Binding - Cloth ISBN - 0 340 26911 1 Edition - First Edition Publish Year -1987 Description - The Summers family, whose lives were dictated by the family business, the great steelworks at Shotton. The story begins in 1842 when John Summers, the son of a weaver, left Bolton for Dukinfield to set himself up as a clog maker. It ends in 1980 when Johns Summers & Sons ceased to be steelmakers. 160 pages with b/w photographs.