William roscoe: commerce and culture
Auteur :
Wilson, Arline
Éditeur :
Wilson, Arline
ISBN :
9781846311307
Date de publication :
17 mars 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
426 g
Format :
Cloth
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Writer, poet, historian, anti-slavery campaigner, botanist, book-collector, MP and art patron, William Roscoe has been acclaimed as 'The Founding Father of Liverpool Culture'. This study explores the man behind the myth, examining why Roscoe is claimed to personify, more than any other, the union of commerce and culture in Liverpool.