The worst jobs in history : two thousand years of miserable employment
Robinson, Tony, 1946-2004
Books, Manuscripts
The authors uncover how, behind all the great men and women through the ages, there has been an unseen army doing hard, dangerous and unpleasant work. Some of the jobs covered include Tudor cess-pit clearners, Victorian pooper-scoopers and Georgian bodysnatchers.
Main title:
The worst jobs in history : two thousand years of miserable employment / Tony Robinson, David Willcock.
Imprint:
London : Boxtree, 2004.
Collation:
224 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.
ISBN:
9780752215334 (hbk)
Dewey class:
331.700941
Language:
English
BRN:
65304