The auld grey toun : Dunfermline in the time of Andrew Carnegie 1835-1919
Simpson, Eric1987
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Andrew Carnegie lleft Dunfermline in 1948 to seek fame and fortunie in the USA. but remained devoted to his place of birth. The Auld Grey ?Toun with its Abbey and Palace and it association with Kings and Queens. Eric Simpson writes about the towns people during the time of Carnegie's lifetime. Dunfermline in Carnegie's childhood was hand loom weavers of which Carnegie' father was one of the 3.000 who worked long hours in their homes or in small workshops. The author goes on to describe the transformation in the town with rise of new power loom factories. Examines the rise and decline of the mining industry. religion and politics, schools and poor relief, health and housing, police and prisons. In this century he mentions royal naval base in Rosyth and the benefits to the town has from Carnegie.
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Imprint:
Dunfermline : Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, 1987.
Collation:
119p : ill., maps,facsims.,ports. ; 19x25 cm.
Notes:
Map (1 folded sheet) attached to inside back cover.Bibliography: p118-119. - Includes index.
System details:
2929 g.
ISBN:
09475590949780947559090
Dewey class:
941.298941.33941941.3
LC class:
DA890.D9
Local class:
941.33KD65 SIMD/GENLR941DUF
Language:
English
Index terms:
ScotlandFife RegionDunfermlinehistory
BRN:
1218141