ABSTRACT

This volume focuses on the history of the Alfred Booth and Company in Liverpool from 1863 to 1958. Originally published in 1959, this is an account of a family business, written primarily for those who are, or have been, associated with it; but written also in the hope that it may be found of some value by those who are interested in the history of English economic development during the nineteenth century.

chapter 1|9 pages

The Booth Family

chapter 3|14 pages

The Sheepskin Trade 1865–1890

chapter 4|19 pages

The Booth Line 1865–1881

chapter 5|17 pages

The Surpass Leather Company 1890–1914

chapter 6|19 pages

The Booth Steamship Company 1881–1914

chapter 8|25 pages

The Leather Interests 1920–1939

chapter 9|11 pages

The Booth Steamship Company 1919–1939

chapter 10|8 pages

The Unit Construction Company 1919–1939

chapter 11|7 pages

The Second World War 1939–1945

chapter 12|13 pages

Booth Men and Labour Relations

chapter 13|14 pages

Alfred Booth and Company

chapter 14|4 pages

Alfred Booth and Company Today