{"product_id":"stoke-on-trent-a-history","title":"Stoke-on-Trent: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStoke-on-Trent\u003c\/em\u003e was the name given to the amalgamation of six famous Potteries towns, the other five being Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton and Tunstall.\u003c\/strong\u003e This book deals with the entire City, illustrating its wide variety of industries and the way of life of the people in the past. The world-wide reputation of Stoke was secured by the products of the pottery manufacturers. The innovations of men like Josiah Wedgwood, Josiah Spode and the Adams family - who had been making pots since the 15th century - built up a world-beating industry. The author vividly records much of the characteristic Potteries scene, of bottle-kilns, pit-heads and workers' cottages; and of the workers themselves, as they earned their living or enjoyed their recreations. Arnold Bennett, the City's literary giant, would have loved this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226265375064,"sku":"9781860772450","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781860772450_07b376f5-dbcf-480a-a5ae-136bcfe4b6c2.jpg?v=1765273542","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/stoke-on-trent-a-history","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}